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Nearly 30 abducted Nigerian college students arrive at the Kaduna State police headquarters after being freed, two months after heavily armed gunmen kidnapped them in the north of the country. The abduction of the students from a college of forestry mechanization in Kaduna state in March was one of a series of mass kidnappings to hit schools and universities in Nigeria since late last year. IMAGES
A day after their release, dozens of Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen earlier this month, arrive at the Kaduna State Government House ahead of a meeting with the governor of the northwestern state, Uba Sani. The mass abduction in Kuriga, Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest attacks on a school in years and sparked a national outcry over insecurity. IMAGES
French farmers are returning to south-west France, stopping in Bergerac in the Dordogne region to rest. French authorities announced on Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, but demonstrations continue elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, Italy and Greece. IMAGES
Two hostages with Russian citizenship Yelena Trupanov, 50, and 73-year-old Irena Tati who were freed by Hamas, arrive by helicopter at Israel's Sheba hospital in Ramat Gan. IMAGES
Drivers sound their horns and pedestrians applaud as ambulances transporting released hostages drive by, next to the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon. IMAGES
A car carrying the body of assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe arrives at his home in Japan's capital Tokyo (00'56"). IMAGES