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American pastor kidnapped in South Africa thanks God after being rescued
American pastor Josh Sullivan released a statement after he was rescued from captivity following a deadly shootout in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province.
«I want to begin by thanking God for delivering me from what was undoubtedly the worst experience of our life,» Sullivan wrote in a press release. He said that his «personal relationship with Jesus» gave him the strength he needed to survive.
Joshua Sullivan was kidnapped by armed men on April 10. (Fellowship Baptist Church/Facebook)
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«I am deeply grateful to the thousands of people who prayed for me while I was in captivity. It was because of these prayers that God performed a miracle a few nights ago.»
Sullivan also expressed his gratitude for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS), the FBI, Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents and the South African police. He also said he was thankful for his wife, «whose strength and resilience made her the strongest woman in the world last week.»
Josh Sullivan, an American pastor from Tennessee, has been working as a missionary in South Africa with his wife and their children since 2018. (Fellowship Baptist Church Motherwell/Facebook)
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Sullivan asked for privacy, but said he would tell his «miraculous» story «when the time is right.»
HAWKS said an operation led by the agency «resulted in the successful rescue» of an American citizen, «reportedly a local pastor who had allegedly been kidnapped and held at a safe house in KwaMagxaki, Gqeberha, on 15 April 2025.»
Josh Sullivan was safely rescued on Tuesday, according to officials in South Africa. (AP)
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Sullivan was abducted when four men broke into his church and dragged him from the pulpit, according to the Associated Press, which added that his truck was found hours later. The outlet reported that Sullivan has been based in the Motherwell township branch of the Fellowship Baptist Church since 2018.
Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
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El sospechoso del asesinato de un joven musulmán en una mezquita al sur de Francia se entregó a las autoridades italianas
El principal sospechoso del asesinato de un joven maliense en una mezquita de La Grand-Combe, en la región de Gard, en el sur de Francia, se entregó a las autoridades en Italia, según confirmó este lunes el fiscal de Alès, Abdelkrim Grini, en declaraciones a la agencia de noticias AFP.
Identificado como Olivier A., de nacionalidad francesa y nacido en 2004 en Lyon, el joven acudió voluntariamente el domingo por la noche a una comisaría de Pistoia, cerca de Florencia.
“Esta es una gran satisfacción para el fiscal que soy. Frente a la eficacia de las medidas implementadas, el sospechoso no tuvo más opción que entregarse, y esa es la mejor decisión que pudo tomar”, declaró Grini.
El fiscal informó que se emitirá una orden europea de detención para facilitar su traslado de regreso a Francia.
Desde el viernes, más de 70 agentes franceses estaban movilizados para localizar y detener a Olivier A., a quien las autoridades consideraban “potencialmente y extremadamente peligroso”.
Según Grini, tras cometer el crimen, el sospechoso “alardeó de su acto” y realizó comentarios que sugerían su intención de repetir ataques similares.
Olivier A., desempleado y de origen bosnio, residía en La Grand-Combe. No contaba con antecedentes judiciales ni registros policiales antes del ataque.
“Era una persona que había permanecido completamente fuera del radar de la justicia y de la policía hasta estos trágicos acontecimientos”, explicó Grini.
El crimen tuvo lugar el viernes en la mezquita Khadidja, donde el sospechoso apuñaló en múltiples ocasiones a Aboubakar Cisse, un joven de unos veinte años, mientras profería insultos contra el islam. Después del ataque, Olivier A. filmó a su víctima agonizando, lo que agravó la conmoción pública.
El asesinato provocó una inmediata reacción en La Grand-Combe, donde más de 1.000 personas participaron el domingo en una marcha silenciosa desde la mezquita hasta el ayuntamiento en memoria de la víctima. Ese mismo día, en París, varias centenas de personas se reunieron en homenaje a Cisse, entre ellos el líder político Jean-Luc Mélenchon, quien acusó al ministro del Interior, Bruno Retailleau, de fomentar “un clima islamófobo”.
El presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, condenó enérgicamente el crimen en un mensaje publicado en X.
“El racismo y el odio por motivos religiosos no pueden tener cabida en Francia. La libertad de culto no se puede violar”, dijo.
Macron expresó su “apoyo a la familia de la víctima y a nuestros conciudadanos musulmanes”.
Por su parte, el primer ministro François Bayrou calificó el ataque como una “atrocidad islamófoba” y subrayó que el respeto a todas las confesiones religiosas debe ser garantizado en el país.
En paralelo, las autoridades judiciales francesas avanzan en el procedimiento para extraditar a Olivier A. a Francia, donde enfrentará cargos por asesinato con circunstancias agravantes, en un contexto en el que el respeto a la libertad religiosa y la lucha contra los crímenes de odio vuelven a situarse en el centro del debate público.
El ataque, considerado uno de los episodios de violencia antimusulmana más graves de los últimos años en Francia, ha reavivado las alarmas sobre los riesgos de radicalización y discurso de odio en sectores extremistas.
(Con información de AFP)
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that comments from U.S. officials about the Arctic island have been disrespectful and that the island cannot be purchased, in defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly floated the idea of buying the strategic territory.
Nielsen said Greenland «will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone» as he stood by Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during a joint press conference at Frederiksen’s Marienborg official residence in Lyngby, Denmark.
The Greenlandic prime minister was meeting with Frederiksen on the second day of a three-day official visit to Denmark. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.
«The talks from the United States have not been respectful,» Nielsen said. «The words used have not been respectful. That’s why we need in this situation, we need to stand together.»
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Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen speaks during a joint doorstep with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at Marienborg. (Getty Images)
Political parties in Greenland recently agreed to form a broad-based new coalition government amid Trump’s targets on the territory.
This, as the island has for years been leaning toward eventual independence from Denmark.
Nielsen’s three-day visit seeks to address future cooperation between the two countries.
«Denmark has the will to invest in the Greenlandic society, and we don’t just have that for historical reasons. We also have that because we are part of (the Danish) commonwealth with each other,» Frederiksen said.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen talk during their meeting at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP)
«We of course have a will to also continue investing in the Greenlandic society,» she added.
Nielsen is scheduled to meet Denmark’s King Frederik X on Monday before returning to Greenland with Frederik for a royal visit to the island.
Frederiksen and Nielsen were asked whether a meeting had been planned involving them and Trump.
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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen pose for a picture during their meeting at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP)
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«We always want to meet with the American president,» Frederiksen said. «Of course we want to. But I think we have been very, very clear in what is the [Danish commonwealth’s] approach to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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SCOOP: Republicans roll out $69B funding plan for new CBP agents, building border wall in Trump budget bill
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are carving out $68.8 billion for President Donald Trump’s border wall and to hire more agents in the field amid talks on a massive bill to advance the commander-in-chief’s agenda.
While Trump spent much of his first term focused on a physical barrier between the U.S. and Mexico, the legislation now under consideration seeks to modernize the task with $46.5 billion for an integrated «border barrier system,» according to details first viewed by Fox News Digital. It would incorporate physical fencing along with updated surveillance tools, roads, and lighting.
The bill also aims to pay $5 billion for new facilities and personnel for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), something the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sought since Trump came back to the White House.
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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green will lead his panel through part of Trump’s budget agenda next week (Getty Images)
It would specifically dedicate $4.1 billion to fund new front-line personnel to patrol the border, while also incentivizing new and current CBP staff with retention bonuses, among other measures – for which $2 billion is dedicated.
It would also put $813 million into modernizing CBP’s existing fleet of vehicles, with its current tech falling prey to mechanical issues and high maintenance costs.
The bill also seeks $2.7 billion to fund an array of modern technology that agents could use to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, including ground sensors, drones, radar, and remote surveillance technology, among other items.
For people caught crossing illegally, it would fund $673 million in upgrades to the U.S.’s current biometrics system aimed at tracking those illegal migrants.
Just over $1 billion in funding for new and updated air and maritime platforms is also included.
The legislation also puts millions toward threat-assessment and logistical planning for multiple upcoming international events in the U.S. – $1 billion for the 2028 Summer Olympics, and $625 million for the coming World Cup soccer championships.
Other funding items include $1 million to commemorate American victims of illegal immigrant crime, and $500 million to specifically crack down on cartel drug smuggling at the border.
The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, is pushing Congress for more border funding (Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Border security is a core pillar of congressional Republicans’ priorities in the budget reconciliation process. The Homeland Security Committee, which has jurisdiction over significant amounts of U.S.-Mexico border operations, was directed to use up to $90 billion in new spending to achieve those goals.
Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and immigration czar Tom Homan, have emphasized the need for more funding to carry out the president’s agenda.
DHS sent a memo to House and Senate Republicans earlier this month warning that failure to pass the legislation «will undo all the Trump Administration’s Massive Successes.»
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s agents from the Houlton Sector arrest illegal border crosser in March of 2025. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Houlton Sector)
Budget reconciliation lowers the Senate’s passage threshold from 60 votes to 51 for certain items relating to federal spending, taxes, and the national debt. It therefore allows a party controlling the House, Senate and White House to pass sweeping reforms while entirely sidelining the opposing party, in this case Democrats.
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Republicans are aiming to use reconciliation to pass broad swaths of Trump’s agenda.
In addition to border security that includes new commitments to fossil fuel energy, the national defense, and Trump’s tax policies – both extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and fulfilling newer promises to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime pay, and retirees’ social security.
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