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US basketball star Brittney Griner appears in court in Khimki, Russia, for a hearing in her trial for charges of drug smuggling. She was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil, as she traveled to to Russia to play club basketball with UMMC Ekaterinburg. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a bid to find a way home for Griner as well as Paul Whelan, a former Marine jailed on espionage charges he denies. IMAGES
Speaking via video link, US basketball star Brittney Griner asks a Russian court to reduce her 'traumatic' nine-year prison sentence, issued on drug charges. SOUNDBITE
US basketball star Brittney Griner asks a Russian court not to "end my life" as prosecutors requested she be sentenced to nine and a half years in prison on drug smuggling charges. SOUNDBITE
US basketball player Brittney Griner appears in a Moscow court for her ongoing trial for drug charges. Griner was arrested for cannabis possession at Moscow Airport in March 2022. Her lawyers say they are hoping she will receive a "lenient" sentence. IMAGES
WNBA basketball superstar 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
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.