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Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema goes on trial in France accused of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena, a case known as the "sextape affair". Benzema, 33, is suspected of helping a group of alleged blackmailers approach Valbuena in an attempt to extort money. Four other men are also on trial. IMAGES
The five suspects in the 2014 murder case of national football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa appear in court in Boksburg near Johannesburg. The accused are charged with murder, attempted murder and robbery. Meyiwa was gunned down at the home of his pop-star girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, southeast of Johannesburg during the evening of October 26, 2014. IMAGES
The US Justice Department announces it is fining Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, a total of $4.3 billion over violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. "This is one of the largest penalties we've ever obtained from a corporate defendant in a criminal matter," US Attorney General Merrick Garland tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Former US president Donald Trump leaves a courtroom inside Manhattan Criminal Court, after pleading not guilty to criminal charges stemming from hush-money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, at a historic court hearing in New York. IMAGES
Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, says authorities have arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for alleged money laundering, saying the move has "disrupted a busy corner of this criminal ecosystem." SOUNDBITE