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Thirteen-year-old boy kidnapped by 26-year-old man he met on gaming platform is reunited with his mother

‘I am forever in debt to this individual,’ Evan’s mother said

The Independent UK

Corrie's Summer kidnapped by Mike and Esther as their shocking past exposed

Coronation Street spoilers reveal Summer Spellman finally learns the truth about newcomer Mike's antics, and his past with Esther, leaving her in danger

Daily Mirror

Women hailed as heroes for leading police to infant twin kidnapped in Ohio

‘We didn’t believe we really did this. We really did the unthinkable’

The Independent UK

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James Milner thought he was going to get kidnapped at 2014 World Cup in Brazil

James Milner has revealed how he was involved in a kidnapping plot while on duty for England at the World Cup in Brazil with ex-Everton defender Phil Jagielka also involved

Daily Mirror

Liverpool's James Milner thought he was going to get kidnapped at World Cup in 2014

James Milner has lifted the lid on a bizarre incident from the 2014 World Cup

Liverpool Echo

Missing twin brothers 'kidnapped from car' while mum collected pizza

Kassan Thomas and his twin brother, Kyair Thomas were allegedly snatched from a Honda Accord vehicle on the evening of December 19 in Ohio.

Daily Record

Dramatic Twist In Sircilla Kidnapping Case As Woman Says She Eloped "Willingly" With Her Boyfreind

The 'kidnapping' case of an 18-year-old woman in Rajanna Sircilla district of Telangana took a dramatic twist when the girl released a video saying that she was not abducted and went on her own to marry her lover. Read on for details:

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Virginia probes hiring of trooper who killed teen's family

The Virginia Office of the State Inspector General is investigating the state police hiring of a man who drove across the country, kidnapped a 15-year-old California girl and killed her mother and grandparents

The Independent UK

Kidnapped boy, 5, found 7,000 miles away from home but foster mum suspect still at large

The boy, identified only as ND, disappeared from his home in Mount Vernon, Washington, US, alongside his foster mum Amanda Dinges in an incident police describe as 'intentional and pre-planned'

Daily Mirror

US accused of illegal abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect from Libya

Ex-intelligence officer’s family say he was ‘kidnapped’ by militia before being secretly flown out of country

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology

Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery

The Independent UK

US House passes rideshare law 3 years after South Carolina college student was murdered by fake Uber driver

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three years after a University of South Carolina student was kidnapped and murdered by a man pretending to be an Uber driver, the U.S. House has passed a bill that would strengthen rideshare protections for passengers.

Tribune News Service

Migrants tell of mass kidnappings in Mexico before crossing into the U.S.

Many of the hundreds of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso this week were part of a group kidnapped in Mexico as they made their way to the United States, according to nine migrants interviewed by Reuters.

Reuters

Drug abuser Ryan O'Grady jailed for kidnapping and stabbing mother-in-law in Adelaide

A man who kidnapped and stabbed his mother-in-law because he believed she was responsible for his daughter being taken away will spend up to eight years behind bars.

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Car boot kidnappers receive lengthy jail sentences as judge calls violence 'extreme'

Nisha Phillips was kidnapped from a home in Sydney's south west last year after she was stabbed over a music dispute.

Reuters

Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday - witness

About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the area ahead of the expiry of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Nottingham Post

Legacy of Stephanie Slater who was kidnapped and kept in 'coffin-like box'

Stephanie was just doing her job when she was abducted at knife point by Michael Sams. The terrified woman was told not to move by her kidnapper, who transported her transported to his workshop in Newark-upon-Trent in Nottinghamshire.

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Telangana: Woman Abducted In Broad Daylight In Ranga Reddy

In a shocking incident, a woman was kidnapped from her residence in broad daylight in the Adibatla area in Ranga Reddy, Telangana, police said. Read on for details:

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FedEx driver said he hit Athena Strand with truck, strangled her, affidavit says

DALLAS — The FedEx delivery driver who authorities say kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Athena Strand in Wise County allegedly told investigators she was alive after he accidentally hit her with his truck, but he panicked, put her in the vehicle and then killed her, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit released…

Reuters

Nigeria resumes Abuja-Kaduna train service attacked by gunmen

Nigeria's state railway company on Monday resumed a popular train service between the capital Abuja and the northern state of Kaduna, suspended since in March after gunmen killed passengers and kidnapped several dozen.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gunmen in Nigeria Kill a Dozen People, Abduct Others from Mosque

Gunmen in Nigeria killed a dozen worshippers, including an imam, and kidnapped several others from a mosque on Saturday night, local residents said on Sunday, in the latest attack by armed gangs in the north of the country. Armed gangs, known as bandits, attack communities where security is stretched, killing…

Reuters

Gunmen in Nigeria kill a dozen people, abduct others from mosque

Tribune News Service

Sheriff says kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl was ‘crime of opportunity’

FORT WORTH, Texas — FedEx driver Tanner Horner is believed to have kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Athena Strand in “a crime of opportunity” while delivering a package outside her home this week, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.

Daily Record

Family of Shannon Matthews' kidnapper say they tipped off cops on day one of search

Shannon Matthews was kidnapped in 2008 and her mum and another man were jailed a year later.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis Escalate Suppression Against Women

The Houthi militia increased its suppression against women in Sanaa, and other areas under its control, amid several accusations of local and international parties accusing the group of escalating its repressive campaigns and committing numerous attacks against Yemenis. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms revealed in a recent report…

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