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BREAKING: A foreign female journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday by unknown parties, the Iraqi interior ministry said. The kidnapped journalist holds a US passport, according to two Iraqi police sources. pic.twitter.com/uQNQc5TZ7m — Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 31, 2026 ‘The pursuit resulted in the interception of a vehicle belonging to the kidnappers, …
Funny how democracy always lives on top of oil. The reason why Venezuela is under attack U.S. Southern Command chief General Laura Richardson just said the truth out loud: the U.S. focus in Latin America isn’t “democracy” — it’s controlling oil, lithium, gold, and rare earth minerals. Venezuela, with the largest oil reserves and key …
A father in Texas saved his 15-year-old daughter after he traced her phone to find the location where she was being held and kidnapped, deputies said. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a home in Porter, outside of Houston, around 4:50 p.m. on Christmas Day in reference to the reported kidnapping of …
A South Los Angeles woman who claimed she was kidnapped by ICE agents pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, is charged with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During her arraignment Friday, a trial date of October 21 was set. An …
NYC MAYOR’S BODYGUARD TIED TO CRYPTO TORTURE DEN One of Eric Adams’ bodyguards is under investigation after allegedly helping 2 crypto bros kidnap and torture a tourist over Bitcoin keys. Victim was picked up at the airport, taken to a $30K Nolita townhouse, and held for 17 days; beaten, shocked, forced to smoke crack, and …
That's a good brother who saved his sisters life. This a good example of why kids need to get outside and have fun learning things like a slingshot or climbing trees. — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) December 1, 2024
The lawyer representing captured drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada rebutted claims that his client had been tricked into boarding an aircraft bound for the United States, where he was arrested Thursday, alleging that he was “forcibly kidnapped” by a son of the infamous Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera. Zambada, 76, was taken into custody …
Social media star YourFellowArab has been taken hostage in Haiti by one of the gangs who have become de-facto leaders in the midst of the violence that has ravaged the Caribbean island. YourFellowArab, whose real name is Addison Pierre Maalouf, was on the island to interview the man known popularly as Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cerisier, the …
“EXCLUSIVE: Reporter Anthony Rubin infiltrated a migrant caravan and says he was kidnapped by the Gulf cartel. He gives Primetime a look inside the “Train of Death.”” EXCLUSIVE: Reporter Anthony Rubin infiltrated a migrant caravan and says he was kidnapped by the Gulf cartel. He gives Primetime a look inside the "Train of Death." pic.twitter.com/kOkST9TF6q …
“Earlier this month, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) named truck driver Michael a “Highway Angel” for his heroic rescue of caged children. Highway Angel reported: The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named truck driver Michael (his full name and hometown have been excluded to protect his identity) a TCA Highway Angel for discovering, turning in …