Israel declares hostages Nadav Popplewell, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Chaim Peri have died in Gaza Four more hostages kidnapped on October 7 are declared dead by the Israeli military — including three men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. 06/3/2024 - 12:56 pm | View Link
'I escaped my dad's evil religious cult – he kidnapped me but I still love him' I took DNA test for a laugh - and accidentally uncovered my mum's devious past' Speaking out for the first time about her ordeal and life in the cult, where she endured both physical and emotional ... 06/1/2024 - 6:04 am | View Link
Review: ‘Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara’ is a harrowing interfaith showdown Directed by the esteemed Italian provocateur Marco Bellocchio, the drama takes its heated inspiration from a notorious real-life incident of antisemitism. 05/31/2024 - 6:41 am | View Link
Police ask for help finding suspect after 8-month old kidnapped, mom beaten in New Orleans An 8-month-old kidnapped in LaPlace was found in New Orleans, but authorities are still trying to determine who abducted the infant after attacking his mother. 05/29/2024 - 9:41 am | View Link
Mother of killed schoolgirl Charlise Mutten tears up while giving evidence in Justin Stein murder trial The mother of slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten has told a jury through tears of the final thing her daughter asked of her: to let her “go with daddy” back to his family property, where it is alleged ... 05/26/2024 - 7:22 pm | View Link
There is nothing surprising about a Prime Minister seeking a third consecutive term returning to power with a weakened mandate. Voter fatigue and anti-incumbency factors can erode margins. That Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to win 240 parliamentary seats (out of 543) in India, though short of a majority, would be considered a good outcome in most other settings.
U. S. intelligence officials are issuing a stark warning to America’s former “Top Gun” pilots: Don’t help China.
A new threat bulletin issued Wednesday warns that China’s People’s Liberation Army “continues to target” current and former Western fighter pilots to help teach Chinese pilots how to master one of the hardest maneuvers in aviation: taking off and landing on aircraft carriers.
FLORENCE, Italy — An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander on Wednesday, even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy.
The court found that Knox had wrongly accused an innocent man, the Congolese owner of the bar where she worked part time, of the killing.
Hong Kong, the Chinese enclave that’s still struggling to revive its tourism economy post-pandemic and in the wake of a Beijing-influenced crackdown on civil liberties, has taken a new approach to wooing visitors: curbing its residents’ reputation for rudeness.
Earlier this week, the city government launched a new campaign to promote politeness.
BEIRUT — A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U. S. Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said.
The attack took place as tensions continued to simmer in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has displaced thousands along the border, following years of political deadlock and economic hardship.
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Damaran Baru, Indonesia — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the song of gibbons in the trees mixes with the laughter of the seven forest rangers trekking below them. An hour into their patrol, the rangers spot another mammal in the forest with them.
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“Where are you going?