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A New Orleans couple found a 1,900-year-old Roman grave marker in their backyard that went missing during WWII bombings in Italy. Thanks to an anthropologist's keen eye, the ancient artifact is finally heading home.
A massive ceremonial drum looted in 1916 is finally going home to Ivory Coast, part of France's new push to return hundreds of stolen African artifacts. The three-meter drum will take center stage in a new museum in Abidjan.
After years of uncertainty, 34 Australians held in a Syrian camp for families linked to Islamic State militants are finally heading home. Syrian Kurdish forces released them to family members who traveled to Syria for the reunion.
Portugal just made history by returning three ancient Mexican artifacts for the first time ever, marking a new chapter in global efforts to reunite nations with their cultural treasures. The handover included fertility figures and sacred vessels dating back over a thousand years.
More than a century after British forces looted precious artifacts from Benin City, Cambridge University is finally sending them home. The return marks a major victory in the global movement to restore Africa's cultural heritage.
Seven hundred Nigerian refugees crossed back into their homeland from Cameroon this week, welcomed by security teams and humanitarian aid in a coordinated homecoming effort. The peaceful return marks the second phase of voluntary repatriation for families displaced by conflict in northeast Nigeria.
Ethiopia has successfully brought home over 45,000 citizens from difficult conditions in Saudi Arabia since September, with 3,422 arriving just this past week. The government's coordinated repatriation effort reunites families and provides immediate support to vulnerable returnees.