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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at court as he faces an appeal against his bail. The 73-year-old who had been detained under a new national security law was granted bail last week under strict conditions, including house arrest and a ban on social media posts. IMAGES
Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie "Hotel Rwanda," arrives in court in Kigali, where he is being tried on 13 charges including terrorism, financing and founding militant groups, murder, arson and conspiracy to involve children in armed groups. He admits helping to form an armed group but denies any role in its crimes. Rusesabagina appeared clad in Rwanda's pink prison outfit and accompanying pink mask. IMAGES
A Japanese court granted bail to ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn on Tuesday more than three months after his arrest for alleged financial crimes, on condition he submit to video monitoring and stay in Japan. Yuka Royer reports.
Crisis in Ukraine
One of the more interesting social experiments that has been conducted within international politics is celebrating its’ first year anniversary. Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, is currently the governor of a region in another country: in Ukraine. While still in office in Georgia, Saakashvili was praised for his corruption-cutting reforms, but by the time he left, his popularity had plummeted and he stood accused of authoritarianism. But when Ukraine's President Petro Porosh
IN THE PRESS – Friday, May 27: We take a look at discussions in the papers over when and how the war in Ukraine will finally end. We also look at some scathing cartoons over inaction on gun control in the US. We then find out about the latest art scandal to hit France, which is worthy of a crime novel, according to French daily Libération. Finally, we discuss the latest in sex news: from amnesia-inducing sex to sexual wellness retreats that are becoming increasingly popular.