Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave BBC Four more men rescued after more than a week trapped in a flooded cave in Laos NBC News Map: A visual guide to the Laos cave rescue CNN Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing Yahoo Four more Laos gold … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned Hamas on Tuesday that if hostages were not released by noon on Saturday, the cease-fire in the war in the Gaza Strip would end and Israeli troops would resume “intense fighting.” Mr. Netanyahu said that Hamas’s threat on Monday to postpone the next round of hostage releases amounted … Read more
Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who is in good health, and we flew him … Read more
BANGKOK — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her. “I was about to scoop some water and when I sat down it bit me immediately,” Arom … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — A Thai woman has been rescued by police after being strangled by a python for more than two hours. The 64-year-old woman, who gave her name as Arom, was doing the dishes at home on the outskirts of the Thai capital when she felt several bites on her leg, she said … Read more
Russian opposition figure, Ilya Yashin, says he demanded not to be freed The Washington Post Russian Dissident Says He Was Traded Against His Will in Inmate Swap The New York Times Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his ‘illegal expulsion’ from Russia Reuters Freed Russian dissidents conflicted after prisoner swap DW (English) Russian dissidents freed in prisoner swap speak of deal … Read more
There was a euphoric response in Israel to the special forces’ rescue of four hostages from Hamas captivity in central Gaza on Saturday. But for the parents of one of those hostages, Russian-Israeli Andrey Kozlov, it was nothing short of “a miracle.” Speaking to the BBC, Eugenia and Michael Kozlov gave an emotional account of … Read more
A third batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was freed on Sunday, as the exchange of captives for prisoners between Hamas and Israel continued for a third day under the four-day truce deal. Under the deal, 13 Israeli captives were freed in the Palestinian territory, along with three Thais and a Russian-Israeli dual citizen. Large crowds … Read more
Freed Palestinians share accounts of challenging conditions in Israeli prisons Al Jazeera English Israeli prison authorities are free to beat, torture any woman inmate, says freed Palestinian Anadolu Agency Released Palestinians recount harsh conditions in Israeli prisons | Al Jazeera Newsfeed Al Jazeera English Stolen childhoods: Hundreds of Palestinian minors held in Israeli jails Al Jazeera English View Full … Read more
A second batch of 39 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons have been released as part of an agreement between the Israeli government and the group Hamas. Hundreds of people greeted the International Committee of the Red Cross bus carrying the Palestinians as it arrived in al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank. Crowds chanted “God is … Read more