Hostage News
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Inside a High-Stakes U.S.-China Prisoner Swap
Harrison Li was at his apartment near Stanford University making coffee, just before Thanksgiving, when he heard his dad might be coming home.
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Brittney Griner launches medical prescription travel company
WNBA star Brittney Griner is advising travelers with prescription medications to practice caution after she was imprisoned in Russia on drug charges for roughly 10…
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Russia ups jail sentence of US citizen to 10 years for beating prison staff
The ruling adds two more years to the former Marine’s existing term, now bringing his total sentence to 10 years.
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How Brittney Griner Continues to Advocate for American Detainees
After her nearly nine-month detention in Russia, the WNBA superstar and activist is back on the basketball court and has a new memoir out.
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Brittney Griner doesn’t want you arrested for flying with meds
The WNBA star was arrested in Russia in 2022 on drug possession charges after border agents found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis.
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US renews ‘do not travel’ alert over terrorism, kidnapping amid Trump narco-terror fight
Americans should “depart immediately” from Venezuela, the U.S. State Department said.
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After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli Russian researcher is grateful to survive
Tags: Hostage NewsIsraeli Russian doctoral researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov survived 2.5 years of brutal captivity and torture by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia.
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‘Hersh’s Fridge’ honors man slain by Hamas, providing food to those in need
A memorial for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was held captive and killed by Hamas, is providing food for those in need.
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Palestinian-American teen released after 9 months in Israeli prison
Mohammed Zahar Ibrahim, 16, was accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers and had been held without trial since February.
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Florida teen imprisoned in Israel for 9 months is freed, family says
Mohamed Ibrahim, a Palestinian-American teen from Florida who was held in an Israeli prison for over nine months, has been released.
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Kidnapped and Freed, Elizabeth Tsurkov Continues Ph.D. Research
Tags: Hostage NewsElizabeth Tsurkov, who is a dual Russian-Israeli citizen, was kidnapped in March 2023 while in Iraq conducting field research for her Ph.D. in politics.
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Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony
Trump met with 17 people who were held captive by Hamas and were released a month ago and their loved ones.