Russia extends detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, during an appearance in April (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/PA)

A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months, Russian news agencies reported.

Mr Gershkovich, an American citizen, was ordered to be held until August 30.