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The United States says that Russia rejected a new proposal to free two detained Americans, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan. "We have made a number of proposals, including a substantial one, in recent weeks," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. "That proposal was rejected by Russia," he says. SOUNDBITE
Images of the damaged building that houses Greece's Real News and Real FM radio after firebombs exploded and sparked a blaze that tore through the outlets' Athens offices. The fire, which began in the early hours, was brought under control after 18 firefighters battled the blaze for two hours with all employees evacuated from the building, the group said. IMAGES
Images of French sports daily L'Equipe, which publishes an interview with the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai in which she says she "never disappeared". IMAGES
People buy copies of the last edition of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday morning after authorities froze its assets using a sweeping new national security law, silencing the city's most China critical media outlet. IMAGES
Crowds gather outside Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily's headquarters to show their support to the pro-democracy publication that announced it will print its final edition after authorities arrested staff and froze its assets using a sweeping new national security law. IMAGES
Supporters gather as two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily are to appear at court charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China's national security over a series of articles that police said called for international sanctions. IMAGES