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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip—Israel released another group of Palestinian prisoners Friday, hours after the Hamas terrorist group freed additional Israeli hostages under a last-minute agreement to extend their cease-fire by another day in Gaza. But any further extension renewal, now in its eighth day, could prove more challenging as Hamas is expected to set a […]

Hamas on Friday released the first group of hostages as part of an agreement between the terrorist organization and Israel amid a ceasefire. In exchange, Israel released the first 39 Palestinians from its jails later in the day. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the Israeli military is currently “with the […]

Members of the public will soon be able to view thousands of hours worth of surveillance video footage recorded on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 election, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). The Congressman made the comments on Nov. 16 on Sirius […]

Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei has come back to Australia after spending the last three years behind bars in China. It comes after multiple efforts by the Australian federal government to discuss the issue with Chinese authorities. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Ms. Lei had arrived safely home in Melbourne and was reunited with […]

WASHINGTON—Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and […]

TOKYO—Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan. The Japanese government signed off on the plan two years ago and it was given a green light […]

BUCHAREST, Romania—Andrew Tate, the internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday to be released from house arrest, his spokesperson said. Mr. Tate won’t be able to leave the country. He also will not be allowed to be […]

Thousands of immigrant children who entered the United States unlawfully have been released from government custody into communities in the United States over the course of a year—from June to May this year. However, several thousand of these children tested positive for latent tuberculosis (TB). A latent infection means that the person does not show […]

LOS ANGELES—Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders. Ms. Van Houten “was released to parole supervision,” the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement. She left the California Institution […]

The television actress Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. Ms. Mack, best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on “Smallville,” was sentenced to three years behind bars […]

The former Minneapolis-area police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright was released from prison on Monday after serving part of her sentence for the fatal shooting. Kimberly Potter, now 50, was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the 2021 shooting of Wright, a 20-year-old man, during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb […]

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from a Cincinnati hospital on Monday about a week after he collapsed during a “Monday Night Football” game due to cardiac arrest, officials said. “We are thrilled and proud to share that Damar Hamlin has been released from the hospital and returned to Buffalo,” said the University of Cincinnati […]

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. A young man is released from prison with a chance to turn his life around, but the streets haven’t changed since he left and the same hate, regret, and fear waits for him on the other side of the wall. […]

American basketball player Brittney Griner has been released by Russian authorities in a prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner, 32, was en route to the United States, President Joe Biden said on Dec. 8. “She’s safe. She’s on a plane. She’s on her way home,” he told reporters at a briefing at the […]

This happy orangutan is back where he should be, thanks to a long rehabilitation program that’s being practiced by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. He and two other males are now ready to live independently in the forest. It’s all part of a concerted program by the charity to preserve the orangutans of Kalimantan. Earlier this […]

Paul Pelosi was released from a hospital in San Francisco about one week after he was attacked inside his home, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), his wife, announced late Nov. 3. Paul Pelosi, 82, was transported to the couple’s house Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. “Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues […]

MINNEAPOLIS—A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home was released from prison on parole Monday, months after his murder conviction was overturned and he was resentenced on a lesser charge. The Minnesota Department of Corrections website said […]