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Prisoners involved in a landmark exchange arrive in Kiev to applause from relatives. The Ukrainian prisoners released included filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who said he was happy to be home. IMAGES
Two buses with tinted windows are seen leaving Lefortovo prison in Moscow under a police convoy as an exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev begin. IMAGES
Ukrainian and Russian-backed rebels swap hundreds of prisoners in the war-torn East of the country, one of the largest such exchanges since the outbreak of an insurgency almost four years ago. IMAGES
Hundreds of people join the relatives of a Jordanian pilot held hostage by Islamic State to urge their government to meet the demands of the militants. Mana Rabiee reports.
Released Palestinian prisoner Khalil Al-Awar is offered sweets and cigarettes as he is welcomed home by relatives and friends in East Jerusalem. Israel's prison service said 39 Palestinian detainees were released on November 26 under the terms of a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The announcement came after 13 Israeli hostages were freed in the Palestinian territory under the deal, along with three Thais and a Russian-Israeli dual citizen. IMAGES