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Olivier Dubois, a French journalist and the world's sole remaining French hostage has been released after being kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel in 2021. The US aid worker, Jeffery Woodke, who has been held captive since 2016 can also be seen in the footage. IMAGES
Frenchwoman Sophie Pétronin gets out of a plane at Villacoublay, south of Paris, after her release from a near four-year hostage ordeal at the hands of suspected jihadists in Mali. She is welcomed by her relatives and the French president, Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Father Jacques Hamel's family, fellow clergy, government servants and townspeople join a funeral service for the slain priest at a Rouen Cathedral. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
A veteran militant is believed to be behind the hotel attack in Mali as Obama says will allow militants no safe haven. Julie Noce reports.
Radisson Blue hotel siege has been brought to an end by the U.S, French and Mali special forces. According to reports dozens of bodies have been recovered.
At least 170 people have been taken hostages Friday morning at the Radisson Blue hotel in the Mali capital, Bamako. Several gunmen are keeping the hostages in a hotel mainly used by foreign visitors.