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A courtroom sketch shows former French parliamentary advisor Georges Tron in court in Paris, on the last day of his appeals trial for rape and sexual assault of two former female employees. The public prosecutor's office has requested five years in prison, three of which are suspended. COURT SKETCHES
The parents and sister of Maëlys, an eight-year-old girl murdered in 2017, arrive at court in Grenoble, France for the final day in the trial of Nordahl Lelandais. Lelandais has already confessed to the killing and is scheduled to be sentenced later in the day. IMAGES
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
A van carrying Chilean Nicolas Zepeda, on trial on appeal for the murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki in 2016, arrives at the Vesoul courthouse in eastern France on the day the verdict is due to be delivered. 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.