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"I'm grateful that Robert Sylvester Kelly is away and will stay away and will not be able to harm anyone else", says Lizzette Martinez, a victim of R. Kelly after the disgraced R&B singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex. SOUNDBITE
Siblings and lawyers of Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as victim Annie Farmer and her lawyer, arrive at a New York court where the former socialite will learn her fate when a US judge sentences her for helping late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls. IMAGES
Dozens of anti-Cuban regime activists chant "maximum penalty for Rocha" outside a federal courtroom in downtown Miami ahead of the sentencing at trial of former US ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, who is charged with spying for Cuba. IMAGES
Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrive at the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City. Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced later Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. IMAGES
Key British ministers arrive at 10 Downing Street for a cabinet meeting ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announcing the Spring budget. Britain's Conservative government is expected to use the budget update to unveil tax cuts for millions of workers, in an attempt to woo voters before a general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party, which has been in power since 2010, is well behind the main opposition Labour party in opinion polls and looks likely to be dumped out of office. 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.