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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
Press and spectators gather outside the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York as the much-anticipated sex crimes trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with grooming underage girls for late financier Jeffrey Epstein, is set to begin before a packed federal courthouse. IMAGES
Bobbi Sternheim, Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer, says her client "will appeal this case," after she was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York judge for helping the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls. "We are confident that she will prevail on appeal," Sternheim tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein leaves the New York state courthouse using a walker on the first day of his sex crimes trial which is expected to last six weeks and could see the once-mighty Hollywood producer jailed for life if convicted on charges of predatory sexual assault. IMAGES
As Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's high-profile sex crimes trial opens in New York, actress Rosanna Arquette waits outside the courthouse among members of the public. 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.