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An associate of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted of drug trafficking in a New York court, has been captured after being requested for extradition by the United States. Mario Jose Calix, 42, alias "Cubeta", former deputy mayor of the northwestern municipality of Gracias was captured in the department of Olancho. IMAGES
WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. IMAGES
The former mayor of Canteleu in Normandy, Melanie Boulanger, arrives at the Bobigny criminal court, where she will be tried along with 18 other defendants for a vast drug trafficking operation in her small town. The hearing, which had barely begun on Monday 27 May, had been suspended for the week due to a pending appeal. The outcome of the trial depends on the high court. IMAGES
A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland says, while speaking at an event for white collar crimes, in San Francisco. SOUNDBITE
Images published by Argentina's police force show family members of the Ecuadorian drug lord Adolfo Macias, also known as "Fito," who recently escaped from a prison in Guayaquil, being arrested in Argentina and deported. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.