Russian Court Rejects Detained US Journalist Gershkovich’s Latest Appeal

MOSCOW—A Russian court on Tuesday rejected the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage. Mr. Gershkovich, 32, became the first U.S. journalist arrested on spying charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 last year. He, his newspaper, and the U.S. government all deny he is a spy. No date has yet been set for his trial. His detention was last month extended by three months to June 30. Last month’s hearing was closed to the press but on Tuesday journalists were allowed to film Mr. Gershkovich as he stood in a glass box in the courtroom and smiled at media colleagues....