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On her way home: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe pictured on plane as she returns to UK - after six years in Iran prison

Richard Ratcliffe, husband of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, carries his daughter Gabriella outside his home in London, Britain, March 16, 2022 REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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Nazanin husband: 'Huge relief'

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'Overwhelming' day for Ratcliffe family

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Nazanin leaves Tehran on flight to UK

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Russian journo 'concerned' for safety

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's story

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'Half of my leg was torn away'

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Explosions and projectiles seen in Kyiv

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Zelenskyy address to US Congress

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Nazanin negotiations 'moving forward'

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A Ukrainian's 'scary' escape from Kyiv

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Zelenskyy address to US Congress

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Russian journo 'concerned' for safety

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'Half of my leg was torn away'

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US unfazed by Russian sanctions

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A Ukrainian's 'scary' escape from Kyiv

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'We will not lay down arms'

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Kharkiv doctor: 'It's a disaster'

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UK 'lucky' to be in NATO

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Negotiations with Russia 'sound more realistic'

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Truss: More Russia sanctions to come

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Smollett: 'I did not do this'

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Moment cops detain Hollywood director

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Cars collide behind reporter on-air

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Timelapse of severe Oz flooding

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Aftermath of Mariupol hospital shelling

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Two suspects collide fleeing arson attack

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New species of tortoise identified

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Kharkiv nuclear facility shelled

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's story

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Will Russia use chemical weapons?

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Russia's plan B is revealed

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Ukraine war: What happens to refugees?

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Ukraine war: No-fly zones explained

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Russians in for a 'big fight'

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How Russia affects our energy bills

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How a Russian convoy was 'ambushed'

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'Not where Russia planned to be'

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How will China respond to Ukraine war?

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Nazanin husband: 'Huge relief'

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Nazanin negotiations 'moving forward'

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UK 'lucky' to be in NATO

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Truss: More Russia sanctions to come

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Putin will 'annihilate' Ukraine

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'Give me the tools, we do your job!'

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'Targeting civilians a war crime'

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Putin like a 'pusher' for hydrocarbons

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'We urge China to denounce the war'

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Javid: Hospital attacks are 'war crimes'

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