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Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke briefly appears in court ahead of his scheduled arraignment on six counts of murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. He's expected to plead not guilty. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
In Moscow, Russian journalist Marina Ovsiannikova goes on trial for on charges of "discrediting" the army, after she burst onto live television with a placard criticising Russia's offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES
The van transporting Chilean Nicolas Zepeda, on trial for the murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki in 2016 in France, arrives at the court in Besançon. IMAGES
Nordahl Lelandais, who is on trial for the murder of young soldier Arthur Noyer in 2017, arrives at the courthouse in Chambéry where he is on trial. The day is devoted to the pleadings of the civil parties and then to the prosecution's indictments. IMAGES
Accused of rape and sexual assault on four minor victims but suspected of hundreds more crimes, former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec arrives in a police van at the cour d'assises in Saintes. The trial at the Assizes court in Charente-Maritime began on March 13 but was interrupted on the second day of the hearing by confinement due to the coronavirus crisis. A verdict is expected on Thursday, the day of the 70th birthday of the accused. This is only the first step in a larger investigation into Le Scouarnec, who is also suspected of the rape and sexual assault of 312 victims between 1984 and 2014. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).