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6 hours agoAfghanistan frees detained US citizen Dennis Coyle as gesture of goodwill'
Dennis Coyle, a US citizen, was released from Afghan detention after family pleas, with support from Qatar and UAE.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoCNN's Wolf Blitzer Bizarrely Claims Dictator Is Offering US an Olive Branch' as He Takes Americans Hostage
BLITZER: Also happening now, a U.S. official tells CNN that Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months. This comes as tensions between the two nations keep building and building. The official said the Trump administration believes the Maduro regime is detaining Americans to help build leverage against the United States. Here with me now in The Situation Room is CNN cybersecurity reporter Sean Lyngaas.
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fromThe Walrus
8 months agoChina Secretly Executed Four Canadians. I Could Have Been One of Them | The Walrus
For over a thousand days, starting in December 2018, China's government held me hostage in an attempt to blackmail Canada into releasing Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese telecom executive arrested on American criminal charges.
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fromNew York Post
10 months agoI thank Trump for freeing me from Hamas, and beg he can save my brother
"We will bring them all home," he promised, gripping my hand firmly. It was a commitment spoken with the conviction of someone who sees each hostage as a precious life - a world unto itself. I could see that he meant it.
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