47 Americans freed abroad since Trump took office, including detainees from Russia, Hamas, and the Taliban
Since taking office, President Donald J. Trump and his administration have secured the release of 47 American citizens detained or held hostage overseas, according to statements released by the Trump administration and…
Cargo Ship That Knocked Down Maryland Bridge Freed From Debris, Removed
Baltimore, MD – The Dali, a ship that got stuck on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, became buoyant at around 6:40 a.m. and has been moved from the location of…
Freed Israeli hostage fears for resilience of those still held in Gaza
By Leonardo Benassatto and Michal Yaakov Itzhaki KFAR AZA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli woman who spent 55 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza said on Monday that every second of that…
Haiti’s kidnapped nuns freed after week in captivity -archbishop
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Six Catholic nuns who were kidnapped in the Haitian capital nearly a week ago have been released alongside two more hostages, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince said in a statement…
Freed Gaza hostages mark birthday of baby still in captivity
By Leonardo Benassatto NIR OZ, Israel (Reuters) – Israelis released from captivity in Gaza reconvened in their ravaged border village on Tuesday to hold a solemn first-birthday ceremony for the infant of…
Israel charts unmapped ways to treat trauma of freed child hostages
By Ari Rabinovitch and Rami Amichay JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Just days after Hamas kidnapped more than 35 young children and teenagers during its Oct. 7 rampage, youth psychologists and welfare experts in…
Peru’s divisive ex-president Fujimori freed after 16 years in prison for human rights abuses
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – To his supporters, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori saved Peru from terrorism and economic collapse, while his critics see him as an authoritarian who committed atrocities…
Activist Ahed Tamimi among Palestinians freed by Israel in Gaza truce swap
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was among 30 prisoners freed by Israel early on Thursday under a temporary Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas militants, according to…
First Israeli Hostages to Be Freed from Gaza in Truce with Hamas
JERUSALEM – In a significant development under a truce with Hamas, Israel is set to welcome back the first group of its citizens, including women and children, held captive in Gaza. The…
Georgia deputy kills Black man freed from prison after exoneration
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A Black man who had been exonerated after serving 16 years for an armed robbery conviction was fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop…
Stranded Whale Freed in Barnegat Bay Swims Off Into Sunset Beached Again
BARNEGAT, NJ – A 22-foot minke whale stranded near Conklin Island was successfully led to deeper waters by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) with the support of multiple agencies over a…
Police Find Kidnapper Shot Dead in North Carolina, Victims Freed
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A kidnapping and home invasion led to the fatal shooting of Kristian Tillman-Little, 27, on Thursday around 2:30 a.m. on Westdale Drive. Responding to a report of an…
U.S. to send Kyiv first $200 million of arms freed by $6.2 billion ‘accounting error’
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration will announce $200 million of new weapons aid for Ukraine as soon as Tuesday, U.S. officials told Reuters, as it begins to…
Briton who killed terminally ill wife in Cyprus freed after sentencing
PAPHOS, Cyprus (Reuters) – A Briton found guilty of killing his terminally ill wife in Cyprus walked free on Monday after in effect being sentenced to time already served, in what may…
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina leaves Kigali, reaches Qatar
By Imad Creidi and Philbert Girinema DOHA/KIGALI (Reuters) -Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda” about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released…
Celebrity-Backed Bail Funds Freed People Who Allegedly Went On To Kill: REPORT
Celebrity-Backed Bail Funds Freed People Who Allegedly Went On To Kill: REPORT Trevor Schakohl on March 22, 2023 Bail assistance groups including the Northwest Community Bail Fund, Minnesota Freedom Fund and Bail…
U.S. couple facing child torture charges in Uganda freed on bail
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A U.S. couple detained in Uganda since December accused of torturing a 10-year-old boy in their care was granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the capital Kampala.…
Spanish woman freed from Iran jail says positive thoughts kept her going
MADRID (Reuters) – A 25-year-old Spanish woman who was jailed for over four months in Iran on spying charges and has now returned home after her release last week, said she kept…
Not told until the runway: freed Nicaraguan prisoner recounts journey to U.S
By Daina Beth Solomon (Reuters) – Nicaraguan opposition leader Juan Sebastian Chamorro on Friday recounted his whirlwind trip to Washington from Managua’s El Chipote prison this week after he was pulled from…
Brittney Griner Freed From Russia In Exchange For ‘Merchant Of Death’, Ex-Marine Left Behind
Brittney Griner Freed From Russia In Exchange For ‘Merchant Of Death’, Ex-Marine Left Behind Micaela Burrow on December 8, 2022 Russia has released jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for notorious…
First Ukrainian passenger train rolls into newly freed Kherson
By Stefaniia Bern and Joseph Campbell KYIV/KHERSON (Reuters) – Jubilant Ukrainians rolled into Kherson by train on Saturday for the first time in more than eight months as residents of the newly…
Australian Turnell freed in Myanmar, arrives in Thailand -Australian government
(Reuters) -Australian economist Sean Turnell was freed from prison in Myanmar on Thursday and has arrived in Thailand, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday. Turnell was a former adviser to…
Toru Kubota, Japanese film maker held in Myanmar, has been freed – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toru Kubota, a Japanese film maker held by authorities in Myanmar since being arrested in July, has been freed, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, quoting sources. Kubota was…
Thousands of mink swarm northwest Ohio as police seek vandals that freed them
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Thousands of mink were roaming the countryside of northwestern Ohio on Wednesday after vandals broke into a farm that raises the fur-bearing creatures and released up to…
Abducted paramedics, driver and patient freed in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Two paramedics, their driver and a patient who were abducted earlier this week in Kenya’s north-east have been freed, a local administrator said on Thursday. The attackers, who police believe…
Abducted mayor, officials in northern Mexico freed, governor says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The mayor of a small northern Mexican town and a group of local officials kidnapped by armed men have been freed, the governor of the border state of Coahuila…
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