Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy is on trial in Paris, accused of illegally taking funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Prosecutors claim that Sarkozy promised to help Gaddafi shed his pariah status on the world stage in return for funding his successful 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy denies the allegations. In other news, Hamas has released a list of 34 hostages it is willing to release as part of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. Efforts to save the endangered Iberian Lynx in Portugal and Spain are also discussed.