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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Russia must free jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich, after prosecutors sent his case to court on espionage charges. "He's conducting his work as a journalist for free media and therefore he should be released," Stoltenberg tells journalists at a NATO meeting in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Images show Evan Gershkovich leaving court after his detention was extended by two months. Gershkovich, an American Wall Street Journal reporter is being held in Moscow on espionage charges which he denies. The court hearing was attended by representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Russia. He was arrested during a reporting trip at the end of March last year in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. IMAGES
Jordanians take part in a rally in Amman in solidarity with Palestinians. IMAGES
Hundreds of demonstrators rally in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah in support with Gaza, after weeks of relentless air strikes and a near-total land, sea and air blockade of the territory, in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack by Hamas militants who, while launching a massive rocket barrage, killed more than 1,400 people. IMAGES
Thousands of people rally in central London for a pro-Palestinian protest following police warnings that anyone showing support for the militant group Hamas could face arrest. Attendees, who gathered near BBC News' headquarters through the morning, began a march through the British capital ahead of an afternoon rally near parliament and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Downing Street office and residence. IMAGES COMPLETE VID_33Y729U