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Italian court set to issue verdict in Salvini's kidnapping trial over migrants blocked at sea

A court in Sicily is expected to announce its verdict on whether Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini, is guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister

The Independent UK

Paul Pogba's brother found guilty in kidnapping, extortion plot

Mathias Pogba, the brother of World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba, was sentenced by a Paris criminal court on Thursday to three years in prison, with two years suspended, for his involvement in an extortion and kidnapping case.

The Times of India

Grandma turns self in after AMBER alert was issued when she allegedly took 5-year-old boy

An AMBER alert was issued for Jace Saunders on Monday morning after he was last seen Sunday afternoon

The Independent UK

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Residents of a Small Mexican Town Lynch And Kill Three Men For Kidnapping a Minor

According to local media, the three men tried to kidnap a five-year-old girl before being confronted by a mob of 300 angry residents in Atzitzihuacán, Puebla

Latin Times

American YouTuber Missing for Weeks Was Killed After Being Shot During Botched Abduction Attempt in the Philippines

An American YouTuber that had been missing for weeks was reportedly shot dead in a botched kidnapping attempted in the Philippines, according to police.

Latin Times

New Orleans clergy abuse: details emerge after retired priest admits to kidnapping and child rape

Victim was going to testify about being forced to see a psychiatrist for lying or face expulsion from school after rape by Lawrence Hecker, now 93

The Guardian - US

Man Charged With Capital Murder And Kidnapping In Texas

Eiber Gabriel Sira-Vargas charged with capital murder and kidnapping in Texas linked to Tren de Aragua gang. Texas Governor labels Tren de Aragua as a 'for...

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Retired New Orleans priest pleads guilty to kidnapping and raping boy in 1970s

Lawrence Hecker, 93, is set to receive a life sentence after admitting to attacking boy in church bell tower

The Guardian - US

Crime against humanity: Why has a court found Belgium guilty of kidnapping?

Thousands of children were forcibly taken from their families in Belgian colonies because they were mixed-race.

Al Jazeera

California Man Arrested For Home Invasion And Attempted Kidnapping

David Jonathan Margoliash, 48, faces felony charges for burglary, assault, and attempted kidnapping in Marin County. Authorities seek information on his di...

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Arizona Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Trump Accused The President-Elect Of Kidnapping And Sex-Trafficking His Children

Manuel Tamayo-Torres was arrested this week in California

Latin Times

Listener admits 1977 gnome kidnappings on Vernon Kay’s radio show

The kidnappings, which were covered in the national press and TV news at the time, baffled police and no culprit was ever identified.

Evening Standard

Listener admits infamous 1977 gnome kidnappings live on BBC radio show

The mystery, which was covered in the national press, baffled police for years

The Independent UK

Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi Missing In UAE Amid Kidnapping Suspicions

Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan goes missing in the UAE amid tensions with Iran, raising concerns and sparking investigations.

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Radio France Internationale

Kenya investigates alleged kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye

Kenyan authorities were on Thursday investigating the alleged abduction from Nairobi of the prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye after he appeared at a military court in Kampala.

Latin Times

Woman Accused of Kidnapping Child, Quickly Ditching Him for Having a Different Religion

A Delhi woman allegedly kidnapped a boy but abandoned him hours later after discovering he was part of a different religion.

Bored Panda

Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years

Colleen Stan revealed being picked up by a young couple and being kept inside a box under their bed for seven years. The post Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years first appeared on Bored Panda.

Space

'Lunik Heist:' A real-life CIA rocket kidnapping goes to Hollywood

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."

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The Independent UK

Florida businessman charged with murder of missing wife who disappeared in Spain eight months ago

Ana Knezevich was last seen in her Madrid, Spain apartment building in February - her body has never been found

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South Florida Businessman Charged With Murder Of Estranged Wife

South Florida businessman indicted for the disappearance and murder of his estranged wife in Spain. Victim's body not found. Accused faces serious charges.

The Independent UK

Florida man's US charges upgraded to killing his estranged wife in Spain

A Florida businessman already charged with kidnapping his estranged wife in Spain is facing new U.S. charges that he killed her

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Louisiana Woman Jailed For Falsely Reporting Son's Kidnapping

Louisiana woman falsely reports son's kidnapping, faces charges for abandoning child on roadside.

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested after pregnant woman kidnapped from her Washington home and taken to Mexico

Jackelin Perez, 21, was six weeks pregnant when she was victim of an ‘extraordinarily violent kidnapping’

Latin Times

Ernestina Sodi, Thalía's Sister and Camila Sodi's Mother, Dies at 64

The Mexican journalist and historian died after days in Intensive Care, following two heart attacks

Fortune

Crypto CEO safe after being kidnapped and held for $1 million ransom

The kidnapping is part of a growing trend where criminals target crypto holders as the price of digital assets rise.

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