The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

On 9 June 2025, Greta Thunberg was detained by Israeli forces aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and later deported. After describing the incident as a 'kidnapping,' British broadcaster Piers Morgan lashed out on social media, accusing her of attention-seeking. The clash sparked heated online debate over activism, language, and political…

A Washington man with extensive military training who is accused of kidnapping and murdering his three daughters remains on the run as the state's governor deploys National Guard resources to help in the search.

Ian Kroe developed a friendship with the 74-year-old woman in the wake of his mother’s death before kidnapping and raping her

Sherri Papini, the California mom whose 2016 fake kidnapping shocked the nation, is once again making headlines — this time for getting kicked out by yet another man in her life. Her ex-boyfriend, Shawn Hibdon, is now trying to evict her from his home, and the situation is just as…

From the Boer war to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Imperial War Museum’s new exhibition reminds us what really happens once the bullets begin to fly, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The kidnapping was reportedly related to an old drug trafficking grudge

Joshlin Smith, 6, disappeared last February, never to be seen again. Her mother, her boyfriend and their friend have recently been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking the young girl, with investigators fearing they sold her to a traditional healer in exchange for drug money.

A second man charged in the kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his Bitcoin has been indicted

Twenty-five suspects in two kidnapping attempts linked to the cryptocurrency world, including the family of Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat, face a Paris court on Friday.