journalist trials

An Athens first instance court ruled that journalistic interest in the phone-tapping scandal was justified; decision's reasoning vindicates media, reporters against the lawsuit by former prime ministerial chief of staff Grigoris Dimitriadis.

The Guardian reports Gershkovich has been freed from a Russian prison, adding that sources familiar with the situation and the planned prisoner exchange confirmed to the Guardian that a major swap would take place on Thursday in a location outside Russia