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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
Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin and Mali politician Soumaila Cisse, who were held captive by presumed jihadists, land in Bamako after being released. IMAGES
"Sweden is supporting Ukraine with its 16th aid package, its largest to date worth 13.3 billion kronor", i.e. 1.25 billion dollars, tells the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch during a press conference focusing on military support of the Nordic country to Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Star Wars" creator George Lucas walks the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals, before receiving an honorary Palme d'Or during the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. IMAGES
The United Nations warns that it has only received 12 percent of the $2.7 billion being sought for war-wracked Sudan, adding that "famine is closing in". "This is not just an underfunded appeal" says Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), "It is a catastrophically underfunded appeal". Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced in Sudan since war broke out in April 2023 between the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). SOUNDBITE
French, German Foreign Ministers and top EU officials are gathering in Paris for an international conference on Sudan. France is hosting the conference and seeking contributions from the international community, exactly a year after war broke out in the northeast African country, leading to a humanitarian and political crisis. IMAGES
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