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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Paris courthouse to hear the verdict of the appeal trial in the 'Bygmalion' case. Sarkozy was previously sentenced to a year in prison for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. IMAGES
The President of French centrist party MoDem, François Bayrou, and former Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces, Geneviève Darrieussecq, arrive at the Paris Court House as they await verdict in their trial. Bayrou and ten senior members of the party are accused of devising a fraudulent scheme to pass some party members as European parliamentary assistants and get them paid as such. IMAGES
Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis arrives at the country's Supreme and Civil Criminal Court for a hearing over his claims to have been spied on by the Greek National Intelligence Service using the spyware Predator. IMAGES
Nordahl Lelandais, who is on trial for the murder of young soldier Arthur Noyer in 2017, arrives at the courthouse in Chambéry where he is on trial. The day is devoted to the pleadings of the civil parties and then to the prosecution's indictments. IMAGES
Ian Bailey, convicted in absentia in Paris for the 1996 murder of French citizen Sophie Toscan du Plantier, arrives at a Dublin court as Irish justice is set to rule on whether France can extradite him. 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.