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The Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton hit out at the verdict of 11 years in the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor over spying, and linked it to Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's ongoing hearings in Vancouver. IMAGES
Former Russian defence reporter, Ivan Safronov, is sentenced to 22 years on treason charges by a Moscow court. Safronov, 32, appeared handcuffed inside a glass box. Safronov was one of the country's most respected reporters, working for business newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti. He is accused of divulging state secrets. IMAGES
Argentina's ex-president Mauricio Macri arrives at court to appear in front of Judge Martin Bava, in a probe about alleged orders to spy on relatives of 44 sailors who died in the sinking of a navy submarine. IMAGES
Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton arrives outside the Dandong Detention Centre ahead of a verdict expected in the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor who is detained on spying charges. IMAGES
Police vehicles believed to be carrying Michael Spavor -- a Canadian detained on espionage charges for more than two years -- leave court in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong. The hearing finished after less than three hours on Friday, according to a Canadian diplomat. FIRST IMAGES
Police vehicles with tinted windows believed to be carrying Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained in China since December 2018, arrive at a court in the northeastern city of Dandong, surrounded by about a dozen police officers. Spavor is set to face trial Friday morning for espionage, charges which Canada has attacked as "trumped up" as relations between Ottawa and Beijing plummet. IMAGES