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Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, says he 'wants this to end' but he is 'confident justice will prevail' as the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied bail despite a US extradition block. SOUNDBITE
Julian Assange's fiancee Stella Moris and WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson arrive at Westminster Magistrates' Court, in central London, ahead of the bail hearing in Assange's extradition case. Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder will argue he should be released from a British prison on bail, pending Washington's appeal against a decision not to extradite him to the United States. IMAGES
Convicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves leaves a prison near Barcelona after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal. The 40-year-old has been in jail since his arrest in January 2023 on suspicion of raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in the early hours of December 31, 2022. IMAGES
South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
Linda Cristina Pereyra, the spouse of former Mexican Public Security Minister Genaro Garcia Luna who is on trial in New York for drug trafficking, and his defense attorney, Cesar de Castro, arrive at court ahead of closing arguments. IMAGES
Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, leaves a New York court after a US judge ordered his release on $250 million bail. IMAGES