Taliban Appear to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan

President Trump and a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan shared a video of a woman identified as Faye Hall thanking the president for her release from Afghanistan.

The New York Times - 12h

University of Minnesota says ICE detained graduate student

A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S.

NBC News - 1d

More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

Two journalists have been detained in dawn raids in Istanbul as part of a crackdown on media coverage of the largest protests in Turkey for more than a decade

ABC News - 2d

Freed Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas calls to end war, bring remaining Gaza hostages home

Freed hostages are among those calling for a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire. They warn renewed bombing in Gaza jeopardizes the lives of the 24 remaining captives, who are believed to be alive.

CBS News - 3h

‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America

Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 16h

Israeli hostages bond through horror of Hamas captivity

Freed hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel befriended two Israeli soldiers in captivity, creating a support system that helped all of them endure the terrifying experience.

CBS News - 3h

Film academy apologizes to 'No Other Land's' Hamdan Ballal after members decry 'indefensible' response

Film academy leaders apologized to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal for their initial response to his detainment, which members called 'indefensible' in an open letter.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan

Police go door-to-door arresting Afghans as government pledges to send millions back home to Taliban rule. More than 50 prominent female Afghan women’s rights activists sheltering in Pakistan are ...

The Guardian - 1d

3/30/2025: Hostages; Voice of America; Left Behind

First, freed Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas speaks out. Then, a report on what Trump's silencing of Voice of America means for listeners worldwide. And, a look at California wildfires cleanup ...

CBS News - 2h

Turkey’s young ‘hope of millions’ held in jail as Erdoğan cracks down on protests

Popular student demonstrator Berkay Gezgin, 21, snatched off street by police outside office of detained Istanbul mayor. When 21-year-old Berkay Gezgin left the interior of Istanbul city hall, a ...