Kidnap/Abduction

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This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 25, 2026 shows Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (C-R) and Army Chief Syed Asim Munir (2ndL) walking with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) upon his arrival at Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on April 24, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, ahead of planned Iran-US peace negotiations. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Pakistan's Prime Minister Office " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

France charges 88 people over crypto kidnappings, including more than 10 minors

French authorities have been dealing with a string of kidnappings and extortion attempts targeting the families of wealthy individuals dealing in cryptocurrencies.

Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria’s Benue state

US Minnesota county probes federal arrest as possible kidnapping

A man, whose family requested a Hmong interpreter, is detained after ICE agents and other law enforcement officers conducted an immigration raid at his home, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Abducted US journalist released by Iraqi armed group, Rubio says

Shelly Kittleson, an American woman journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad, in a location given as Damascus, Syria, in this image obtained from social media released on December 29, 2025. Shelly Kittleson via Instagram/via REUTERS

American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, police officials say

The US Embassy seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, in the Iraqi capital on March 17, 2026.

Australian police arrest two over alleged kidnapping, murder of grandfather

Officers detaining a man on Feb 25, following his arrest over the alleged kidnapping and murder of Mr Chris Baghsarian.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 25, 2026

A screen showing the voting results approving a UN draft resolution in support of lasting peace in Ukraine on Feb 24.

US TV anchor offers $1.3m for info on mother’s abduction

A flyer reading "Nancy Guthrie Desparecida" (Disappeared) taped to Nancy Guthrie's mailbox in Tucson, Arizona.

Australian police find human remains in hunt for kidnapped granddad

Mr Chris Baghsarian was wearing grey pajamas and a red and green flannel shirt at the time of the kidnapping, police said.

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