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US Adds Afghanistan To Wrongful Detention List Over Taliban Hostage Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he has designated Afghanistan as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention," demanding Taliban authorities release two Americans and commit to ending its "hostage diplomacy."
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Iran, US Have Been At War For Decades - There's No End In Sight
It may seem that the US and the Middle East are currently embarking on yet another forever war. But the truth is that this is just the latest instalment of an undeclared military conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since the 1980s.
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1979 Embassy Attack, 'Argo': Latest Clash Not 1st Time US-Iran Ties Plummeted
As explosions rang through several Iran cities on Saturday morning, US President Donald Trump, while urging the Iranian people to "claim their freedom".
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"Stop Taking Hostages, Release All Americans": US Puts Iran On New Blacklist
The United States on Friday designated Iran a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," its first such move under a new blacklist that could eventually result in a travel ban.
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2 Indians On 'Donkey Route' Redirected To Azerbaijan, Tortured On Livestream
Two people from Gujarat's Anand district who set out for the United States through an illegal migration, or the "Donkey Route", have returned from what their family describes as a dungeon-like captivity in Azerbaijan, after a diplomatic intervention.
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Gujarat Couple Kidnapped In Azerbaijan, Rescued With Foreign Ministry's Help
A couple from Gujarat's Anand district on their way to the US was kidnapped and held hostage in Azerbaijan with abductors demanding ransom for their release, but the pair was rescued with help from the Indian foreign ministry.
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Irans 'Hostage Diplomacy': How Tehran Uses Arrests To Extract Concessions
Iran, since the Islamic revolution, has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the US with a dilemma.
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How 6 Americans Used A Hollywood Movie To Escape The Iran Hostage Crisis
November 4, 2025 marks the 46th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis when 66 Americans were taken hostage at the Embassy of the US in Tehran
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Netanyahu Orders "Immediate Powerful" Strikes On Gaza In New Test For Ceasefire
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered immediate "forceful strikes" in the Gaza Strip after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire.
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Israel Identifies 2 More Bodies Of Hostages As JD Vance Meets Netanyahu
Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday, as US Vice President JD Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to nudge forward Gaza's fragile ceasefire.
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US Adds Afghanistan To Wrongful Detention List Over Taliban Hostage Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he has designated Afghanistan as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention," demanding Taliban authorities release two Americans and commit to ending its "hostage diplomacy."
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Iran, US Have Been At War For Decades - There's No End In Sight
It may seem that the US and the Middle East are currently embarking on yet another forever war. But the truth is that this is just the latest instalment of an undeclared military conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since the 1980s.
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1979 Embassy Attack, 'Argo': Latest Clash Not 1st Time US-Iran Ties Plummeted
As explosions rang through several Iran cities on Saturday morning, US President Donald Trump, while urging the Iranian people to "claim their freedom".
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"Stop Taking Hostages, Release All Americans": US Puts Iran On New Blacklist
The United States on Friday designated Iran a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," its first such move under a new blacklist that could eventually result in a travel ban.
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2 Indians On 'Donkey Route' Redirected To Azerbaijan, Tortured On Livestream
Two people from Gujarat's Anand district who set out for the United States through an illegal migration, or the "Donkey Route", have returned from what their family describes as a dungeon-like captivity in Azerbaijan, after a diplomatic intervention.
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Gujarat Couple Kidnapped In Azerbaijan, Rescued With Foreign Ministry's Help
A couple from Gujarat's Anand district on their way to the US was kidnapped and held hostage in Azerbaijan with abductors demanding ransom for their release, but the pair was rescued with help from the Indian foreign ministry.
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Irans 'Hostage Diplomacy': How Tehran Uses Arrests To Extract Concessions
Iran, since the Islamic revolution, has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the US with a dilemma.
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How 6 Americans Used A Hollywood Movie To Escape The Iran Hostage Crisis
November 4, 2025 marks the 46th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis when 66 Americans were taken hostage at the Embassy of the US in Tehran
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Netanyahu Orders "Immediate Powerful" Strikes On Gaza In New Test For Ceasefire
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered immediate "forceful strikes" in the Gaza Strip after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire.
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Israel Identifies 2 More Bodies Of Hostages As JD Vance Meets Netanyahu
Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday, as US Vice President JD Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to nudge forward Gaza's fragile ceasefire.
