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Tag: Kidnapping and Hostages

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Hamas Committed War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, Amnesty International Says

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025ISABEL KERSHNERComments Off on Hamas Committed War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, Amnesty International Says

The rights group said it had documented atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups, including murder, imprisonment, torture and sexual violence.

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One Hundred Schoolchildren Released After Kidnapping in Nigeria

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025Saikou Jammeh and Ismail AlfaComments Off on One Hundred Schoolchildren Released After Kidnapping in Nigeria

The abduction of over 260 children from a Catholic school last month was the latest in a recent spate of kidnappings in the country.

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Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025Adam Rasgon and Natan OdenheimerComments Off on Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.

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Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025John YoonComments Off on Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza

The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all but one other hostage, an Israeli, have been recovered.

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Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner

December 1, 2025Alan Feuer and Robert ChiaritoComments Off on Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner

Joaquín Guzmán López admitted to having the once-untouchable drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García abducted and flown to the United States, among a sweeping set of other crimes.

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Israeli Hostage Recounts Beatings and Starvation During Hamas Captivity

November 29, 2025November 30, 2025Natan Odenheimer, Isabel Kershner and Avishag Shaar-YashuvComments Off on Israeli Hostage Recounts Beatings and Starvation During Hamas Captivity

Segev Kalfon said he endured physical abuse and mind games during 738 days in the hands of Hamas. Now, he asks why it took so long for Israel to bring him home.

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The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia’s New Gulag

November 29, 2025JEFFREY GETTLEMANComments Off on The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia’s New Gulag

Even if a peace can be reached, it won’t be easy to solve the problem of Ukrainian civilians languishing in Russian jails. This is one prisoner’s story.

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The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia’s New Gulag

November 29, 2025JEFFREY GETTLEMANComments Off on The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia’s New Gulag

Even if a peace can be reached, it won’t be easy to solve the problem of Ukrainian civilians languishing in Russian jails. This is one prisoner’s story.

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Violence Is Driving Catastrophic Hunger in Nigeria, U.N. Report Says

November 25, 2025November 26, 2025Saikou Jammeh, Ruth Maclean and Ismail AuwalComments Off on Violence Is Driving Catastrophic Hunger in Nigeria, U.N. Report Says

Africa’s most populous nation was already facing one of the world’s biggest hunger crises. It’s getting much worse.

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Hamas Says It Returned Body of Another Hostage From Gaza

November 25, 2025November 26, 2025Aaron BoxermanComments Off on Hamas Says It Returned Body of Another Hostage From Gaza

Israel confirmed the remains belonged to Dror Or, 48, who was abducted during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. The bodies of two captives are believed to be still in Gaza.

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