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Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain over his role in a failed 2017 independence bid for the wealthy region, returned to Spain on Thursday after seven years on the run. IMAGES
Opposition leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, Nelson Chamisa, goes to the ballot box to cast his vote in the Zimbabwean elections. After voting he addresses the press outside, accusing the government of a "clear and deliberate ploy" of withholding ballot papers for "other candidates" in urban areas such as Harare. IMAGES
Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on Tuesday morning, where he is greeted by cheering supporters. Thakisin returned from 15 years in exile, hours before a deadlocked parliament was due to vote for a new prime minister. IMAGES
Ukraine's ex-president Petro Poroshenko returns to Kyiv from Europe despite the risk of arrest, vowing to help protect the ex-Soviet country from a possible Russian invasion. He passes through passport control amid chaotic scenes, saying that border guards have tried to prevent him from entering the country. IMAGES
Zimbabwe's former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko arrives at court in Harare as his corruption trial begins. IMAGES