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Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home

A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives have met with Pope Francis

World - ABC News - 10 hours ago

Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freed

World - ABC News - October 27

Yahya Sinwar’s death raises ceasefire hopes and is a ‘moment of justice’ says Biden – Middle East crisis live

US president tells Netanyahu ‘let’s make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas’. At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Families of Israeli Hostages Call on Netanyahu to Reach Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

In a televised statement, family members of people held in Gaza said the death of Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, was the moment for a cease-fire and hostage deal.

World - The New York Times - October 20

Israel Offered Hamas Safe Passage Out of Gaza for Hostages' Freedom

The militant group rejected the offer. Truce talks continue this weekend.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

Gaza Militants Release Video of Sasha Troufanov, an Israeli Russian Hostage

It was the first sign of Sasha Troufanov since May, when the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group posted two videos of him. His family pressed for the release of all the hostages in Gaza.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Top Hamas official says it will not return hostages in Gaza until there is a cease-fire and a "withdrawal from Gaza"

World - ABC News - October 18

Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed

World - ABC News - October 28

Netanyahu in fresh storm over Gaza hostages after arrests linked to alleged leak

Court says arrests followed investigation into suspected breach of national security that had ‘harmed Israeli war aims’. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is at the centre of a new ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Arrests, hostage talks and a gag order: Gaza leak scandal sends shock waves across Israel

An Israeli court on Sunday partially lifted a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified Gaza documents suspected to involve one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers.

Prisoners freed early (again)

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Freed, after 26 years, for a murder they didn't commit

Bestselling novelist John Grisham has co-authored a new work of non-fiction: "Framed," a collection of stories about people wrongfully convicted of crimes and the fight to exonerate them. Grisham ...

More prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding

Some 1,100 prisoners will be released as ministers launch a review of sentencing that could see new types of punishment outside of jails.

Kenyan activist freed after night in police custody

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Jailed teenager freed after appealing riot sentence

Dylan Willis, 18, had his 14 month sentence suspended for two years by Court of Appeal judges.

Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.

Biden meets with families of American hostages held by Hamas

President Biden met Wednesday with the families of American hostages held in Gaza.

Wife of Pakistan's imprisoned former premier Imran Khan freed on bail

The wife of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was released from a high-security prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, a day after a court granted her bail in a ...

World - ABC News - October 24

Newly freed Steve Bannon says time in prison 'empowered him'

Donald Trump adviser and rightwing podcast host Steve Bannon to be released from prison a week before the election.

Politics - NBC News - October 29

Sex and taboos: how Sigmund Freud’s ideas freed secrets of the female psyche

An exhibition at the psychoanalyst’s London home and two new stage shows have reopened the debate on women’s desires. Female psychosexual drama of the classical kind is currently stalking the ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Nigeria drops treason charges against children after outcry

World - Yahoo News - November 5

GOP rep unveils bill cracking down on countries that take American hostages

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) announced a bill cracking down on foreign governments that take American citizens hostage or otherwise wrongfully detain them. Lawler unveiled the State Sponsor of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Hamas says hostages won't be released without Israel cease-fire deal

Deputy Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has confirmed Yahya Sinwar's death and said the remaining Oct. 7, 2023, hostages will not be released until a cease-fire deal is reached and Israeli troops ...

‘Seize the moment’ and secure cease-fire deal: Hostage’s parents

Parents of 23-year-old hostage Omer Neutra say now is a "window of opportunity" for a cease-fire deal.

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap

The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Israel hostage families attack Netanyahu over Hamas leaks

Five arrested over allegations that prime minister’s opponents say ‘ought to horrify every Israeli’

World - Financial Times - November 5

Israel offers to pay millions of dollars for release of each hostage

World - Yahoo News - November 5

What We Just Went Through Wasn’t an Election. It Was a Hostage Situation.

Telling people they have no choice but to vote for you shows deep contempt.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Ex-Hillary Clinton adviser: Dems 'hostage' to far-left, don't voice 'common sense'

Veteran political adviser Philippe Reines joined others in criticizing the modern Democratic Party after recent election losses, saying it has been taken "hostage" by the far left. "The majority of ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Spurs fans to call for release of last British hostage held by Hamas

Emily Damari, 28, was kidnapped during 7 October attack Fans will gather before Sunday’s game against Ipswich Tottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Freed American Paul Whelan opens up about life inside a Russian labor camp

Paul Whelan, who was arrested in Russia in 2018, got little sleep and used secret cellphones to communicate with prisoners sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

American Paul Whelan gives first interview since being freed from Russian prison

Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran who was imprisoned in a Russian labor camp for nearly six years until being released after a prisoner swap this summer, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" ...

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