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On the 5th day of the trial over the foiled Paris train attack in August 2015, Anthony Sadler and Aleksander Skarlatos, two of the three Americans whose heroic intervention stopped assailant Ayoub El Khazzani, arrive at the Palais de Justice in Paris to give evidence. Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood made the 2018 film "The 15:17 to Paris" about the events of August 21, 2015 and had even been listed as a possible witness in the trial but will in the end not have to give testimony. IMAGES
Aleksander Skarlatos, one of three Americans who helped foil a terrorist attack on board a French high-speed Thalys train in 2015, says he does not consider himself a "hero". He has just testified in Paris at the court where a 31-year-old jihadist, Moroccan Ayoub El Khazzani, is being tried along with three co-defendants. El Khazzani was wrestled to the floor of the Brussels to Paris train by Skarlatos and three other men after he had opened fire. IMAGES
The victim of the Mazan rape case, Gisèle P., who was drugged and raped for ten years by her husband and scores of strangers he recruited on the internet, arrives at the court in Avignon before taking the witness stand. Police counted a total of 92 rapes committed by 72 men, 51 of whom were identified. IMAGES
Media gather outside the court where Prince Harry is set to give testimony in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers, though the lawyers announced he will not appear on the opening day of the case, to the "surprise" of the judge, and will instead appear on Tuesday. King Charles III's younger son and other high-profile figures allege that MGN Ltd engaged in illegal activities, including phone hacking, at its titles and are seeking damages. IMAGES
In 2015 Ayoub El Khazzani, a 25-year-old Moroccan, was stopped by several passengers including several American tourists as he prepared to launch a terrorist attack on a French high-speed Thalys train travelling to the French capital from Brussels. He stands trial in Paris and the prosecution lawyer, Thibault de Montbrial, says any attempt at repentance by the accused should be ignored. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump leaves a New York court following the second day of testimony of his former personal attorney Michael Cohen at the former US president's criminal trial over hush money payments to an adult film actress. Cohen left court shortly after Trump. IMAGES
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