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A group of girls previously kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria arrive on March 2, 2021 at the Government House in Gusau, Zamfara State, upon their release. All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises. Nigeria has been rocked by four mass abductions of students in less than three months, by criminal groups. 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
A small group of relatives of Hamas-held hostages gather at the Israel-Gaza border and call their names as loudspeakers hang from the cranes, with the 100th day of the war nears. During the October 7th attack, Hamas militants took around 250 hostages, 132 of whom Israel says remain in Gaza, including at least 25 believed to have been killed. IMAGES
Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape declares a 14-day state of emergency in the capital Port Moresby, after 15 people were killed in riots as crowds looted and burned shops, adding that more than 1,000 troops are on standby "to step in wherever necessary" under the emergency decree. SOUNDBITE
Dozens of peasants organise themselves in Cusco province to leave for Lima, bracing for a new rally against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Monday following weeks of deadly unrest. At least 42 people have died in five weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces, according to Peru's human rights ombudsman. IMAGES
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