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Former US president Donald Trump arrives for the second day of his civil fraud trial in New York, telling members of the media the judge had been given "false and extremely misleading information" regarding his net worth. The fraud trial, one of several legal battles against the 77-year-old Trump, could potentially see the former president barred from doing business in New York state. SOUNDBITE
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker arrives at Southward Crown Court in London as he is facing a prison sentence for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old was convicted at Southwark Crown Court earlier this month of four charges under the Insolvency Act. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political opponent, Alexei Navalny, goes on trial from inside prison, in a new fraud case that could see his jail time extended by more than a decade. A video link shows Navalny dressed in prison uniform at the makeshift court inside his penal colony, speaking to his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, while guards stand on either side of them. IMAGES
Instagram are cracking down on fake news to "keep confirmed misinformation from spreading", especially in the run up to the 2020 US Elections.
Paul Whelan, a former US marine detained in Russia on accusations of espionage, arrives in court in Moscow. Whelan, who was arrested in December after allegedly receiving state secrets, maintains that he has been framed and that he took a USB drive from an acquaintance thinking it contained vacation photos. IMAGES