ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, local officials said Sunday, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests. At least 1,400 students have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014, when Boko Haram militants … Read more
KURIGA, Nigeria (AP) — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. It has been more than two days after her children — ages 7 to 18 — went to school … Read more
Behind Hamas’s Piecemeal Hostage Strategy – WSJ The Wall Street Journal Freed Hamas Hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, Says She Was “Treated Well” After Enduring “Hell” Democracy Now! Morning news brief NPR The Guardian view on the power of forgiveness: a freed hostage’s gesture should not be forgotten The Guardian Opinion: Daily Despatch: Hamas Frees Hostages, Netanyahu’s Ally Explains Ground … Read more
The Biden-Iran Hostage Deal – WSJ The Wall Street Journal House Republican rips ‘naivete’ of Biden admin’s $6B Iran prisoner swap deal Fox News Key House Democrat says US deal to free Americans from Iran ‘not a bounty’ The Hill Top House Republicans rip Biden’s Iran prisoner swap: ‘We don’t want a secret deal’ New York Post Joe Biden’s … Read more