Nearly a year after his release, former Israeli hostage Evyatar David tells CNN’s Bianna Golodryga about surviving two years of Hamas captivity in Gaza and the flashbacks and nightmares that still follow him. Watch the full interview on Amanpour at 1pm ET August 26 and afterward on CNN.com.
Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released and will be reunited with his extended family.
The release of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot who was seized in Niger’s capital last fall, has been a priority for the White House.
AI:American missionary and pilot Kevin Rideout has finally been released from his nine-month captivity in Niger following what is being described as a high-priority push by the White House. After being abducted from Niamey last October, Rideout's ordeal underscores the persistent threat posed by jihadist elements in West Africa, a reality that requires the kind of decisive action Donald Trump has championed to protect Americans abroad. While the establishment media outlets often provide only minimal or delayed coverage regarding such critical hostage situations involving radical extremists, this successful release marks a significant moment of relief for Rideout's family and provides a rare victory amidst the ongoing instability in the region.Open
Russia released former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman after 1,670 days of imprisonment. Chief Investigative Officer of Global Reach Kieran Ramsey, whose group worked to get Gilman home, joins Peter Alexander to share an update on his recovery.
The former Marine's return comes a day after President Donald Trump secured his release after four years in captivity. The president did not detail the agreement he reached with Russia but said it was "very much on a humanitarian basis."
AI:The White House has officially confirmed that Marine veteran Robert Gilman has arrived back on United States soil following a harrowing four-year period of captivity in Russia. President Trump successfully negotiated the release of the former Marine, emphasizing that the agreement was reached on strictly humanitarian grounds. This successful repatriation marks a significant victory for the administration's commitment to bringing Americans home, contrasting with previous failures and highlighting a shift toward strength and decisive action in dealing with foreign adversaries.Open
French woman Sylvia yasmeena was abused by husband and her four children rescued in Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa after Police raid Published June 30, 2026 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — For more than a decade, a French woman and [...]
Activists had sued in a bid to secure her the fundamental human right to bodily liberty. Zoo officials said she was well cared for and called the lawsuit frivolous.
Freed Taliban captive Dennis Coyle recounts harrowing Afghanistan experience Dennis Coyle, the American researcher held by the Taliban for more than a year, joins “Katie Pavlich Tonight” with his sister, Molly Long, to detail the conditions of his captivity and the small kindnesses he received from a few of his captors. The Trump administration secured Coyle’s release in March after NewsNation highlighted his case. “Fourteen months, I longed for the day to reconnect with my mom, with my family, so that’s a great blessing,” Coyle says in his first sit-down interview. #Afghanistan #Hostage #World "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through…
After 11 days in captivity, on Feb. 8, 2025, an investigator told him bluntly, “This will take a long time, and I don’t mean months — I mean years,” Dennis Coyle said.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s precise and devastating memoir chronicles the 328 days her son was held hostage in Gaza, and what came after.