Iran releases French tourist held since 2022

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  Iran Releases French Citizen After 2 Years in Detention, Officials Say

  Olivier Grondeau had been accused of spying while visiting Iran on a tourist visa. President Emmanuel Macron of France had denounced his detention as “disgraceful and arbitrary.”
  
  The New York Times - 7h
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  Taliban Frees an American, George Glezmann, Held in Afghanistan Since 2022

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  The New York Times - 6h

• French citizen Olivier Grondeau freed after imprisonment in Iran, Macron says

  French officials say a French citizen imprisoned in Iran for over 880 days has been freed
  
  ABC News - 15h
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  Iran releases French citizen imprisoned for more than 880 days

  No immediate details as to why backpacker Olivier Grondeau freed, and reasons for detention still unclear. A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for more than 880 days has been freed, as France and ...
  
  The Guardian - 12h
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  Welsh tourist held in US was chained like Hannibal Lecter, says family

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  American held by Taliban for years released: State Department

  George Glezmann, an American airline mechanic held by the Taliban since 2022, has been released, the State Department announced Thursday. “George Glezmann is free. George was wrongfully detained in ...
  
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  Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case

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  The New York Times - 2d

• Chiefs' Worthy arrested on family violence charge

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  ESPN - Mar. 8
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  Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy arrested in Texas on domestic violence charge

  Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of ...
  
  NBC News - Mar. 9

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