Israel refuses to release terror mastermind in hostage talks
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Israel refuses to release terror mastermind in hostage talks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel is refusing Hamas demands to release a high-profile terror mastermind in exchange for hostages, according to reports. Hamas terrorists have demanded the release of Marwan Barghouti, the former leader of the late Yasser Arafat’s Fatah party, since August, presumably to help the…

Evan Gershkovich and other American hostages face thousands in IRS penalties when they return home
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Evan Gershkovich and other American hostages face thousands in IRS penalties when they return home

US citizens who are unjustly held captive by other nations — like Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich — are hit with big bills from the IRS for unpaid taxes when they return home. Gershkovich and another American hostage, Paul Whelan — who were freed in August — found themselves…

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by rebels after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua regiona
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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by rebels after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua regiona

The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over to the Cartenz Peace…

NYers joined by ex-Israeli hostage, parents of current captive in Central Park: ‘Hell on Earth’
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NYers joined by ex-Israeli hostage, parents of current captive in Central Park: ‘Hell on Earth’

Hundreds of people — including a former Israeli hostage and the parents of one still held — flocked to Central Park on Sunday to call on Hamas to free the remaining captives as a cease-fire deal remains elusive. The “Bring Them Home Now” rally saw protesters demand the freedom of…

Biden gets White House in tear-filled moment to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to daughter of freed Russian prisoner
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Biden gets White House in tear-filled moment to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to daughter of freed Russian prisoner

WASHINGTON – President Biden led a crowd at the White House in a rendition of “Happy Birthday” for a daughter of one of the prisoners freed in a swap with Russia on Thursday, embracing her in a tear-filled moment at the end of what he called a “brutal ordeal.” Biden…