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One of Zimbabwe's most treasured cultural artifacts is finally coming home. South Africa will return the last remaining soapstone Zimbabwe Bird along with ancestral remains in a historic handover ahead of Independence Day.
After watching her great-great-grandfather's sacred breastplate get sold at auction for $3,360, Aunty Ros Sten refuses to give up her decades-long mission to return it to Country. Her powerful campaign is shining a light on the 130,000 Indigenous artifacts still waiting to come home.
Mexico's campaign to bring stolen cultural treasures home has successfully recovered nearly 4,000 pre-Hispanic artifacts in just two years. The nation's "My Heritage Is Not For Sale" initiative continues protecting ancient Mesoamerican history from international auction houses.
Nigeria welcomed 145 citizens home from Libya this week, providing them with medical care, food, and counseling as they begin their journey back to normal life. The compassionate reception shows how nations can work together to bring people home with dignity.
After diplomatic talks in Moscow, Kenya secured an agreement to stop Russian military recruitment and bring home hundreds of citizens trapped in the Ukraine conflict. The government is offering full amnesty and launching a campaign to protect citizens from illegal recruitment.
Nearly 200 Irish citizens, including children and infants, safely returned home after their government chartered a special flight from the conflict-affected Gulf region. The emotional reunions at Dublin Airport mark the first of several rescue missions bringing 1,500 people home.
More than 200 Australians touched down in Sydney Wednesday night after days trapped in Dubai when war broke out in the Middle East. Families erupted in tears and cheers as loved ones walked through the arrivals gate on the first commercial flight out since airspace closures.
When conflict grounded nearly 13,000 flights across the Middle East, governments worldwide launched a massive rescue mission to bring home over a million stranded travelers. Within days, countries from Europe to India coordinated evacuation flights showing international cooperation at its finest.
The first flight carrying 200 Australians stranded in the Middle East has departed Dubai for Sydney as the government deploys six crisis teams to help bring thousands more home. It's the largest consular effort in Australian history.
Mexican officials halted an online auction of 195 pre-Columbian treasures and demanded their return home. The country's growing task force has been successfully tracking down and recovering stolen cultural heritage from around the world.
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.