The Indian pilot who was captured after his fighter jet was shot down in Pakistan has been released.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was returned to India through the Wagah border.
It's in a move that was described as a "gesture of peace" by the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
It's hoped the release will help to further reduce recent tensions around the Indian and Pakistani regions of Kashmir.
BNP sweeps Bangladesh election, Tarique Rahman set to become PM
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister.
France detains nine in probe over alleged $11.8 mln Louvre ticket fraud
French police arrested nine people in an investigation into a Louvre ticket fraud that may have cost the world's most visited museum 10 million euros ($11.86 million) in revenues, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday.
SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station
A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida early on Friday with a crew of two US NASA astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut headed to the International Space Station for an eight-month science mission in Earth orbit.
Pakistan's jailed Imran Khan loses 85% vision in right eye, lawyer says
Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost 85 per cent of the sight in his right eye, his lawyer told the Supreme Court, an ordeal that adds to legal and political challenges the leader is already battling.
Mozambique port city braces for impact of Cyclone Gezani
Residents of Inhambane, a port city in Mozambique, were reinforcing their homes with sandbags and corrugated iron in preparation for the potentially devastating impact of Cyclone Gezani, expected to hit the area on Friday.
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