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Palestinian Student Arrested At US Citizenship Interview
US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he attended an interview to become an American citizen.
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Thailand Revokes Visa Of US Academic Charged With Royal Insult
Thailand's immigration authorities on Wednesday revoked the visa of a prominent American scholar detained a day earlier on royal defamation charges, his lawyer said.
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American Woman Detained By Afghanistan's Taliban Released: Former US Envoy
An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.
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US Judge Blocks Indian Researcher Badar Khan Suri's Deportation Over Alleged Hamas Ties
A US judge ordered Thursday that an Indian researcher at a top American university not be removed from the country, following his arrest and threat of expulsion for alleged Hamas ties.
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US Says China Has Released 3 "Wrongfully Detained" Americans
China has freed three Americans considered wrongfully detained in a swap with the United States, US officials said Wednesday, meeting a key goal of outgoing President Joe Biden's administration.
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Man Who Visited Every Country Had To Prove He's Not A Spy 4 Times
Indy Nelson, a seasoned American traveler, has visited every country in the world, often facing unique challenges along the way.
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US Soldier Detained In Russia For 'Criminal Misconduct'
An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said on Monday.
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American Dancer Arrested In Russia For Alleged $51 Support To Ukraine
A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason.
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Putin "Hopes" To Find Solution To Release Detained Americans
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to secure the release of two high-profile Americans held by Moscow on espionage charges.
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American Soldier, Who Illegally Entered North Korea, Back In US
American soldier Travis King has returned to the United States after being freed by North Korea, a Defense Department official said Thursday.
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Taliban Arrest 18 Staff Members Of International NGO In Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country's leaders said Saturday.
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Bill Richardson, "Indiana Jones" Of US Diplomacy, Dead At 75
Bill Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations who later spent decades negotiating the release of Americans detained around the world, has died at age 75, his associates said Saturday.
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Russia Detains Ex US Consulate Employee For Passing Ukraine Intel To US
Moscow said Monday that it had detained a Russian citizen and former US consulate employee in Vladivostok for allegedly passing information about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats.
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North Korea Says Soldier Travis King Left US Army Because Of "Discrimination"
North Korea has claimed that American soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of "racial discrimination" and "inhumane maltreatment" in the US Army.
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"Wrongfully Detained": US Urges Russia To Free American Journalist
The United States on Monday officially determined that Russia had wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and urged his immediate release, stepping up pressure on his behalf.
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Palestinian Student Arrested At US Citizenship Interview
US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he attended an interview to become an American citizen.
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Thailand Revokes Visa Of US Academic Charged With Royal Insult
Thailand's immigration authorities on Wednesday revoked the visa of a prominent American scholar detained a day earlier on royal defamation charges, his lawyer said.
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American Woman Detained By Afghanistan's Taliban Released: Former US Envoy
An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.
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US Judge Blocks Indian Researcher Badar Khan Suri's Deportation Over Alleged Hamas Ties
A US judge ordered Thursday that an Indian researcher at a top American university not be removed from the country, following his arrest and threat of expulsion for alleged Hamas ties.
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US Says China Has Released 3 "Wrongfully Detained" Americans
China has freed three Americans considered wrongfully detained in a swap with the United States, US officials said Wednesday, meeting a key goal of outgoing President Joe Biden's administration.
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Man Who Visited Every Country Had To Prove He's Not A Spy 4 Times
Indy Nelson, a seasoned American traveler, has visited every country in the world, often facing unique challenges along the way.
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US Soldier Detained In Russia For 'Criminal Misconduct'
An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said on Monday.
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American Dancer Arrested In Russia For Alleged $51 Support To Ukraine
A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason.
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Putin "Hopes" To Find Solution To Release Detained Americans
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to secure the release of two high-profile Americans held by Moscow on espionage charges.
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American Soldier, Who Illegally Entered North Korea, Back In US
American soldier Travis King has returned to the United States after being freed by North Korea, a Defense Department official said Thursday.
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Taliban Arrest 18 Staff Members Of International NGO In Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country's leaders said Saturday.
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Bill Richardson, "Indiana Jones" Of US Diplomacy, Dead At 75
Bill Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations who later spent decades negotiating the release of Americans detained around the world, has died at age 75, his associates said Saturday.
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Russia Detains Ex US Consulate Employee For Passing Ukraine Intel To US
Moscow said Monday that it had detained a Russian citizen and former US consulate employee in Vladivostok for allegedly passing information about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats.
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North Korea Says Soldier Travis King Left US Army Because Of "Discrimination"
North Korea has claimed that American soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of "racial discrimination" and "inhumane maltreatment" in the US Army.
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"Wrongfully Detained": US Urges Russia To Free American Journalist
The United States on Monday officially determined that Russia had wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and urged his immediate release, stepping up pressure on his behalf.
