The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Russia last year and sentenced after a secretive trial described as a "sham" by his employer.
BBC News
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News, features and analysis from the BBC newsroom.
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The BBC is the world leader in global breaking news, providing trusted, accurate, impartial and independent news on TV, radio, online and social media to hundreds of millions of people worldwide each week. We have an unrivalled global network of world-class journalists based in more places than any other broadcaster and covering stories from the widest variety of locations.
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http://www.bbc.com/news
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- Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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- 10,001+ employees
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- London
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- Nonprofit
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- 1922
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- Broadcasting, radio, television, entertainment, news, online, politics, sport, social media, business, workplace, and journalism
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Updates
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A prisoner has absconded after he was taken out for a hospital trip.
Manhunt under way for escaped UK prisoner
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Crowdstrike says "defect in content update for Windows" behind worldwide IT outage. Read more: https://bbc.in/3Lvjwlb
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A mass IT outage has caused chaos around the world.
What we know about the global IT outage
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The cause of the outage is unclear, but many of those affected have linked it to Microsoft PC operating systems.
Mass IT outage grounds planes and hits banks around the world
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Dana White is no stranger to controversy himself.
UFC boss to promote Trump's 'fighter' image at at Republican convention finale
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This is what you can expect from Donald Trump's address of the Republican conference on Thursday night.
Trump to address Republicans in first speech since shooting
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Home secretary condemns "shocking attacks on police vehicles and public transport" after disorder in Leeds, UK https://bbc.in/4bRLen0
Harehills: Bus on fire and police car overturned in disorder
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The Ukrainian president tells the BBC in an exclusive interview that he is willing to work with anyone who is in power in the US.
Trump would be hard work, but we are hard workers, Zelensky says
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"We are deeply sorry for the stress and inconvenience this has caused."
One of UK's largest plastic surgery providers collapses
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