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Kidnapped British businessman Colin Armstrong rescued by police in Ecuador

Colin Armstrong and his wife were seized from ranch in Los Rios on Saturday and held for nearly a week

The Independent UK

Colin Armstrong: Kidnapped British businessman rescued by police after being snatched by gang

Colin Armstrong, 78, was dragged from his home and taken captive

Evening Standard

Daughter of kidnapped British businessman in Ecuador pleads ‘we just want my father back’

Colin Armstrong OBE’s daughter warns it is a ‘critical time’ in effort to save her father

The Independent UK

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Two Brothers Kidnapped; Family Pleads for Safe Return

Shira Matalon shares her heart-wrenching story of her uncles' abduction and her campaign to support their release, amidst a tragic family loss.

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South African held for 6 years in Mali released

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and humanitarian sources told French news agency AFP on Sunday. Gerco van Deventer was kidnapped in Libya on 3 November, 2017, on his way to a power plant construction site…

Radio France Internationale

British businessman kidnapped by gunmen in Ecuador

Colin Armstrong, 78, was snatched from his ranch in Ecuador’s Los Rios province in the early hours of Saturday morning

The Independent UK

Ecuador: British businessman and former consul Colin Armstrong kidnapped from home

The 78-year-old was driven away in his own BMW alongside his Colombian partner, according to a police report

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Alex Batty fled across Pyrenees after mother planned Finland move, French police say

British teen allegedly kidnapped in 2017 told passing driver ‘I need a future’ after he was found in remote corner of France

The Guardian - UK

The accounts of freed Israeli hostages add pressure to save those still in captivity

In the two weeks since a ceasefire allowed for the release of more than 100 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, their stories have rocked Israel. About 115 hostages are thought to remain in Gaza.

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Alex Batty now centre of investigation as police interview boy who went missing in Spain - live

Officers have officially launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of the teenager who went missing six years ago while on holiday in Spain

The Independent UK

Israeli army recovers body of French-Israeli hostage in Gaza

The Israeli army said Friday it had recovered and returned to Israel the body of French-Israeli hostage Elya Toledano, who was kidnapped and taken to Gaza by militants during Hamas's 7 October attacks.

Radio France Internationale

Missing Oldham teen Alex Batty told French driver who found him ‘my mother kidnapped me’

Lorry driver discovered missing British boy Alex Batty walking in the mountains in France and offered to give him a lift

The Independent UK

A New York woman says her Uber driver kidnapped and raped her

The 25-year-old plaintiff said she wants to raise awareness about the company’s practices

The Independent UK

Thugs who kidnapped and killed popular radio DJ in bar near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium jailed

Mehmet Koray Alpergin’s son suffers from 'visions' of the violence his father suffered before his death, a court heard

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Child abductions can be hard to identify, and people may not know they are witnessing a serious crime

On a summer’s day in January 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was kidnapped from Fairy Meadow Beach in Wollongong, New South Wales. This is the last time Cheryl was seen. Cheryl remains missing, 53 years later. She is one of the 2,500 people considered to be a long-term missing person in…

The Guardian - UK

Israel wants to slay the monster next door, but with this lethal bombardment, it is feeding it

You can sympathise with the country’s desire to crush Hamas, and yet fear it is taking the wrong path in Gaza, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Al Jazeera

Two Gaza brothers stripped, jeered at by Israeli army, one taken captive

Mohammed al-Saeedi, 18, who was detained with his older brother Khader, remains missing two months later.

Al Jazeera

‘Death corridor’: The al-Samounis recall terror of ‘safe passage’ in Gaza

Three brothers belonging to al-Samouni family were kidnapped by Israeli army on the ‘safe corridor’ south of Gaza City.

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The Hindu

The endless battle with caste-based vitriol and violence

Dalit youth Shyam Kumar was allegedly kidnapped, abused, and urinated on by upper caste college-mates in retaliation to a two-year-old fight. Despite laws to protect SCs, discrimination and violence are common, with victims often left helpless when police protect wrong-doers. The Tsunduru and Karamchedu massacres are examples of horrific caste…

International Business Times UK

What Did Hamas Do To The Children It Kidnapped?

While Hamas claim that its youngest hostage was killed in an IDF airstrike, Israeli children are revealing what they were forced to endure in captivity.

The Guardian - UK

Hamas says 10-month-old hostage Kfir Bibas was killed in Israeli bombing

Infant was kidnapped alongside his brother, Ariel, and their mother, Shiri, who the group say have also died

The Independent UK

Levi Bellfield was lying when he admitted murder of Elizabeth Chau, police say

The 55-year-old, convicted killer claimed earlier this year that he kidnapped, murdered and buried the student, who went missing in 1999.

The Independent UK

Killer signs £40,000 contract with victim’s family to reveal where her body is hidden

Muriel McKay was kidnapped and held for ransom in 1969 but her remains were never discovered

The Hindu

Missing Kerala girl found after massive search

Six-year-old Abigail Sara Reji, kidnapped from Oyoor in Kollam district of Kerala, was found abandoned at Asramam maidan in Kollam. Local residents alerted the police, who reported that she was in good health. After medical examination and counselling, she will be reunited with her parents. Abductors remain at large.

The Independent UK

Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visit Australia's Parliament House

Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas are visiting Australia this week and sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed — and to support Israel’s war effort

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