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Nigeria Schoolgirl Kidnapping: One Escapee 'Terrified' As 25 Classmates Remain Missing

More than 20 girls in Kebbi remain missing after gunmen abducted students from their school in northwest Nigeria; one kidnapped girl escapes. The crisis exposes security and political fault lines.

International Business Times UK

Man charged with killing 4 in rural Tennessee to make first court appearance since indictment

A Tennessee man charged with killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby before eluding authorities for a week is scheduled to make his first court appearance since he was formally indicted

The Independent UK

Mali faces record number of kidnappings of foreigners by jihadist group

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.

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The Chinese 'Bitcoin queen', the £5.5bn stash and the five year police chase. Inside London’s crypto wars

With crypto crime soaring, perpetrators bagging billions and even resorting to kidnapping, can law enforcement catch up with the culprits?

Evening Standard

Baby Emmanuel's Killer Father Jailed for Life After Faking Kidnapping to Hide Murder

California father Jake Haro has been jailed for life after murdering his seven-month-old son Emmanuel and staging a fake kidnapping to hide the horrific crime.

International Business Times UK

Jake Paul cancels fight with Gervonta Davis after kidnapping accusations

Jake Paul will fight another opponent before the end of 2025

Evening Standard

Would-be shoplifter at Maine Walmart hides terrible secret. She attempted to steal to save her life

Kidnapping and Walmart sometimes go together.

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US Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says

The FBI has arrested an active-duty U.S. Marine it accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl in Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her

The Independent UK

Turf Wars Between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza Spread Across Sinaloa, Reaching Tourist Hub Mazatlán

Despite being nearly 140 miles south of where the conflict began, Mazatlán has seen a significant rise in homicides and kidnappings compared with last year, severely impacting the local economy.

Latin Times

If You Wanted An Update On Whether Kanye Is Around For The Kids, Kim Kardashian Just Unloaded On Her Show

'It’s a divorce, not a kidnapping.'

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French nuclear giant Orano to face trial over 2010 Niger hostage case

French nuclear group Orano is to stand trial in Paris over claims it failed to protect staff from a 2010 Al-Qaeda kidnapping near its uranium mine in Niger.

Radio France Internationale

64 South Koreans Held In Cambodia Return Home Under Arrest

Sixty-four South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations returned home Saturday and were under arrest, a police official told AFP. South Korea had sent a team to Cambodia on Wednesday to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centres involved in kidnapping dozens…

International Business Times

Georgia baby found in trash bag after father’s false kidnapping claim

Clayton County Detective told reporters Friday that officers never believed the father’s story

The Independent UK

Greeicy Breaks Silence on Father's Arrest for Kidnapping and Torture in Colombia, Mike Bahía Stands by Her Side

The Colombian artists had remained silent on the case, which was linked to an attack on their farm in 2023. Greeicy's father and Mike Bahía's father-in-law are under house arrest.

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Ex-Test cricketer's drug rip-off assailant apologises

A former Test cricketer has received an apology from one of the men who beat him up in a dilapidated shed after two bricks of cocaine were stolen.

The Independent UK

Man arrested in the disappearance of a Philadelphia woman also charged in earlier kidnapping case

Authorities say a man arrested in the disappearance of a Philadelphia woman who went missing from her nursing home job was charged earlier this year in a similar case

The Independent UK

Beauty queen Kada Scott vanished after leaving her shift at a senior home. Police have suspect in custody but no body

Kada Scott, 23, was last seen at a Philadelphia nursing home on October 4. She had told family and friends she’d been receiving harassing phone calls

International Business Times UK

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Feud: 'KUWTK' Star Exposes Sad Truth About Ex's Manic Episodes, Kidnapping Claims

Kim Kardashian opens up on Call Her Daddy, exposing startling revelations about Kanye West's manic episodes and defending herself against kidnapping claims—portraying a relationship marred by instability, accusation, and emotional survival.

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The Captive by Kit Burgoyne review – a literary novelist tries his hand at pulp horror

A kidnapping goes the way of the occult in a gory, wildly entertaining romp from Ned Beauman, writing under a pseudonym

Latin Times

Trump's Border Policy Cuts Crossings but Fuels Migrant Kidnappings and Extortion in Mexico: Report

"Organized crime groups evolve, adapt, and respond to market dynamics," said an expert consulted by InSight Crime

Latin Times

Colombian Star Greeicy Rendón's Father in Custody Over Kidnapping and Torture Case

The Colombian court has determined that Luis Alberto Rendón, father of singer Greeicy Rendón, will remain under house arrest while his legal proceedings for alleged kidnapping and aggravated torture proceed in Colombia. The decision was made after a hearing that evaluated the charges filed by the Attorney General's Office.

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Noa Argamani: Israeli Hostage Reunites With Boyfriend Two Years After Hamas Kidnapping – See Her Life After Freedom

A look back on the places visited and life lived by the former Hamas hostage Noa Argamani

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Romantic dispute leads to alleged kidnapping: Arkansas man tied up and forced to play Russian roulette unless he dumped his girlfriend

They tied him up with an extension cord.

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Florida teenager in MAGA hat shoots himself in the leg to blame ‘hispanic men’ in kidnapping hoax

The MAGA hat checks out.

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Family Begged For Missing Teen’s Safe Return, Then Learned It Was All A Lie

Investigators found “an alarming amount of red flags” early on, with witness statements contradicting the 17-year-old boy’s story.

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