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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
Five recently released Catalan separatists meet with former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in Waterloo, Belgium. Catalonia's bid to break away from Spain in 2017 provoked one of the worst political crises there since the end of Francisco Franco's military dictatorship in 1975. Leaders of the wealthy Spanish region, which has a population of 7.8 million people, defied a government ban to organise an independence referendum. IMAGES
"We intend to continue to vigorously defend this case ... and we remain confident, despite the court's ruling today, that ultimately, at a trial of this case, Mr Weinstein will be completely exonerated" says Harvey Weinstein's attorney Ben Brafman after a brief court hearing in Manhattan. SOUNDBITE
"The DA threw away Lucia's claims, but this says nothing about Weinstein's innocence, nor does it reflect on Lucia's consistent allegation that she was sexually assaulted with force by Harvey Weinstein" says the lawyer representing Lucia Evans. She was speaking after a judge in New York dismissed a charge against Harvey Weinstein that related to her client. SOUNDBITE
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont urges Madrid to "respect democracy and international treaties" at a conference in Berlin in Germany, the day after his release from prison after the German courts dropped charges against him. SOUNDBITE
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.