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At least 26 American hostages released since Trump took office
At least 26 Americans held hostage abroad have been freed since President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January. Those who gained their freedom include a ballerina, a teacher and a mechanic, among others.
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty
On Jan. 21, 2025, just one day after Trump’s second term began, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were released from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan. While Corbett and McKenty were freed under Trump, the deal that secured their release was completed by the Biden administration.
Corbett and his family moved to Afghanistan in 2010, where they lived in Kabul and Jalalabad. According to a website set up by his family, Corbett did work for NGOs, which focused on education, birth and life-saving skills. He also started a project in 2017, Bloom Afghanistan, with the goal of strengthening the country’s private sector. In 2021, the Corbett family evacuated as the Taliban took control of the country. Corbett returned to Afghanistan a year later and was captured by the Taliban, which his family suspects was because of his «value as political leverage.»
There aren’t many details on McKenty or exactly why he was in Afghanistan. According to the BBC, his family asked for privacy.
This family photo shows Ryan Corbett holding rabbits with his daughter Miriam and son Caleb in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2020. (AP Photo/Anna Corbett)
2 AMERICANS RELEASED IN EXCHANGE FOR TALIBAN PRISONER
Anastasia Nuhfer
Anastasia Nuhfer, who was detained in Belarus during the Biden administration, gained her freedom Jan. 26, 2025. While Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Nuhfer’s release, he did not give details on when she was detained or why. However, according to The Associated Press, a former high-ranking Belarusian official said the arrest was linked to 2020 protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Six unnamed American citizens
Special envoy Ric Grenell secured the release of six Americans after meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Grenell posted a photo of himself and the men on a plane and said that they «couldn’t stop thanking» Trump when speaking to him on the phone. The men were not identified.
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Keith Siegel
After spending 484 days as a hostage in Gaza, Keith Siegel was released as part of a ceasefire deal Feb. 1, 2025. Siegel was taken from Kibbutz Kfar Aza during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. His wife, Aviva, was also taken hostage but was released in November 2023.
Keith Siegel, accompanied by wife Aviva (on his left), disembarks from a military helicopter at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Feb. 1, 2025. (Getty Images)
On April 8, Siegel, who has credited Trump with saving his life, thanked the president during an NRCC event in Washington, D.C.
«President Trump, I am here, and I am alive. President Trump, you saved my life,» Siegel said. He also asked Trump to continue working to secure the freedom of the 59 remaining hostages in Gaza.
Marc Fogel
American schoolteacher Marc Fogel was released from Russian captivity Feb. 11, 2025, more than three years after he was detained. Fogel was carrying less than one ounce of medical marijuana, according to his family’s website, which he used for severe pain. The Fogel family criticized former President Joe Biden’s handling of Marc’s case, especially in light of his work to release WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was also arrested for having marijuana.
On July 13, 2024, Fogel’s mother, Malphine, attended a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Marc’s hometown. She spoke with Trump, who promised to bring her son home.
Trump invited Marc and Malphine to attend his address to a joint session of Congress in March 2025.
Marc Fogel, an American history teacher who was detained in Russia, and Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, reacts during President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
Unnamed American
On Feb. 12, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that an American «unjustly detained in Belarus» had been released. The statement did not include details or identifying information about the hostage. In a press release, Rubio affirmed the administration’s commitment to releasing Americans held hostage across the globe.
Sagui Dekel-Chen
On Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli American Sagui Dekel-Chen was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists from his home at Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was shot in the shoulder during the massacre and endured torture while in captivity.
Sagui Dekel-Chen embraces his wife, Avital Dekel-Chen, at a reception point in Israel Feb. 15 after his release by Hamas. (IDF)
Dekel-Chen spent almost 500 days as a hostage in Gaza and gained his freedom in February 2025. While he was in captivity, his wife gave birth to their third child. He only learned about his daughter’s birth after being released.
10 unnamed Americans
On March 13, 2025, 10 unidentified Americans, including veterans and military contractors, were released from captivity in Kuwait. According to The Associated Press, the American citizens were detained on drug charges.
George Glezmann
Delta Airlines mechanic George Glezmann spent more than two years as a hostage in Gaza after being detained by the Taliban in December 2022. According to senators John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both Democrats from Georgia, Glezmann went to «Afghanistan for a five-day trip to explore the cultural landscape and rich history of the country.» The two senators advocated for Glezmann’s release, which eventually occurred March 20, 2025.
U.S. citizen George Glezmann stands at the Kabul airport after his release from Afghan custody with U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler, former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Qatari diplomats before departing for Doha, Qatar, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2025. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS )
TALIBAN FREES AMERICAN HOSTAGE GEORGE GLEZMANN FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS WITH US, QATAR
Faye Hall
The Taliban released Faye Hall in March 2025, though it is unclear when she was detained. CBS News reported that Hall was arrested on charges of using a drone without authorization.
Faye Hall, an American woman who had been detained by the Taliban since February, was released in March. (Diplomatic source in Afghanistan)
The Trump administration posted a video of Hall thanking the president for her release. In the video, Hall said she had «never been so proud to be an American citizen.»
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Ksenia Karelina
Russian American ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina was released from detention April 10, 2025, after being wrongfully detained for over a year. Karelina was arrested and sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony after donating approximately $50 to a Ukrainian charity.
Ksenia Karelina walks with her fiancé, professional boxer Chris van Heerden, as she arrives April 10, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. (AP/Alex Brandon)
«Mr. Trump, I’m so, so grateful for you bringing me home,» a teary-eyed Karelina said upon her arrival in the U.S. «I never felt more blessed to be American.»
Christopher Guly contributed to this report.
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El gigantesco resort de playa de Corea del Norte para 20 mil personas, con hoteles y cafés: ¿Qué turistas espera Kim Jong-un?
Primero, los turistas nacionales y los rusos después
Kim Jong-un (L), junto a su hija Kim Ju Ae en la playa del nuevo complejo. Foto: EFESe espera la llegada de turistas rusos
Imagen del complejo compartida por el régimen comunista norcoreano. Foto: AP
La ceremonia del martes marcó la finalización de las obras de construcción del complejo.Foto: EFE
El parque acuático del resort bajo la observación de Kim. Foto: ReutersTours surcoreanos y estadounidenses, poco probables
Kim Jong Un y su hija visitan uno de los hoteles. Foto: Reuters¿Cómo es el resort de Wonsan-Kalma, en Corea del Norte?
Kim y su hija vistian las instalaciones. Foto: Reuters
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Ex-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy pleads for civil political discourse, warns ‘democracy is at risk’
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that the tone of political discourse and threats to judges are undermining the ability of the U.S. to serve as an example of freedom and democracy around the world.
Kennedy, a Reagan appointee who retired in 2018 during President Donald Trump’s first term, was speaking during a virtual forum about threats to the rule of law, as he defended the role of judges in a democracy and advocated for the need to protect them and their families from threats.
«Many in the rest of the world look to the United States to see what democracy is, to see what democracy ought to be,» Kennedy said during the «Speak Up for Justice» event, one day before the current Supreme Court justices are set to deliver their final rulings of the current term.
«If they see a hostile, fractious discourse, if they see a discourse that uses identity politics rather than to talk about issues, democracy is at risk. Freedom is at risk,» he continued.
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned that the «tone of our political discourse» and threats to judges are harming the ability of the U.S. to serve as an example of freedom around the world. (Getty Images)
Kennedy did not mention Trump, even as other participants expressed concern about the barrage of threats and attacks against judges for blocking key parts of the president’s political agenda during his second term, including his immigration policies, firings of federal workers and his implementation of broad-based tariffs.
But Kennedy’s remarks appeared to be sparked, at least in part, by the Trump administration’s repeated attacks against judges who have ruled against him, including some whom he appointed during his first term.
In March, Trump criticized U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg as a «radical left lunatic» and called for his impeachment after he attempted to block the administration from removing alleged Venezuelan gang members from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime presidential power Trump invoked.
Last month, Trump attacked «USA-hating» judges as «monsters who want our country to go to hell.»
Trump’s rhetoric has come alongside an uptick in threats against judges, according to POLITICO, although spokespeople for the administration have said the president is against any threats and that they would face prosecution from the Justice Department.
Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, defended the role of judges in a democracy and advocated for the need to protect them and their families from threats. (Getty Images)
Kennedy said «judges must have protection for themselves and their families» and that «judges are best protected when the public and our nation realize how central they are to our discourse.»
«We should be concerned in this country about, as I’ve already indicated, the tone of our political discourse,» he said. «Identity politics are used so that a person is characterized by his or her partisan affiliation. That’s not what democracy and civil discourse is about.»
Other participants at the forum, which featured judges from the U.S. and other countries who warned about how attacks on courts can threaten democracies, also took aim at Trump’s statement denouncing the courts.
Without mentioning Trump by name, U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed by a disgruntled lawyer who went to her New Jersey home in 2020, said disinformation about judges was spreading «from the top down,» with jurists attacked as «rogue» and «corrupt.»
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Kennedy’s remarks appeared to be sparked, at least in part, by the Trump administration’s repeated attacks against judges who have ruled against him. (Getty Images)
«Judges are rogue. Sound familiar? Judges are corrupt. Sound familiar? Judges are monsters. … Judges hate America,» Salas said. «We are seeing the spreading of disinformation coming from the top down.»
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Salas warned that the number of threats recorded against judges this year was reaching historic heights in the U.S., noting that the U.S. Marshals Service has tracked more than 400 threats against judges since January, when Trump was inaugurated.
«We’re going to break records, people, and not in a good way,» she said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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EEUU afirmó que la vía diplomática con Irán sigue abierta y que los bombardeos no excluyen un posible acuerdo futuro
La Casa Blanca afirmó este jueves que mantiene abierta la comunicación con Irán y que la relación bilateral continúa en “una vía diplomática”, en medio de tensiones provocadas por recientes bombardeos del ejército estadounidense contra instalaciones nucleares iraníes el pasado fin de semana. Así lo expresó la portavoz Karoline Leavitt durante una rueda de prensa, al referirse a los intentos de Washington de alcanzar acuerdos tras la ofensiva militar.
“El presidente Donald Trump quiere la paz, siempre la ha querido, y ahora mismo estamos en una vía diplomática con Irán. El presidente y su equipo, en particular el enviado especial para Oriente Medio, Steve Witkoff, siguen en comunicación con los iraníes”, afirmó Leavitt frente a periodistas.
El ataque del sábado por la noche tuvo como objetivo las plantas de enriquecimiento de uranio en Isfahan, Natanz y Fordow, según detalló la portavoz, quien subrayó que aunque existe disposición para dialogar, aún es temprano para definir una agenda concreta de contactos con Teherán.
Frente a las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense sobre eventuales acercamientos la próxima semana y la posibilidad de que un acuerdo ya no sea imprescindible tras los daños infligidos al programa atómico de Irán, Leavitt indicó que “acaban de realizar este ataque” y pidió paciencia antes de divulgar plazos oficiales.
Por su parte, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del régimen iraní, Abbas Araghchi, negó firmemente las especulaciones de que Irán se dispone a reanudar las negociaciones nucleares con Estados Unidos.
“Algunas especulaciones sobre la reanudación de las negociaciones no deben tomarse en serio”, dijo Araghchi en la televisión estatal. “Quiero dejar claro que no se ha llegado a ningún acuerdo, arreglo o conversación para iniciar nuevas negociaciones. Todavía no se ha establecido ningún plan para iniciar negociaciones”.
“No se ha llegado a ningún acuerdo o arreglo para reanudar las negociaciones. No se ha hecho ninguna promesa ni se ha mantenido ninguna discusión al respecto”, declaró Araghchi al canal estatal de noticias iraní IRINN.
“Hemos tenido una experiencia engorrosa con los estadounidenses: que traicionaron las negociaciones en mitad del proceso. Esta experiencia afectará sin duda a nuestras decisiones futuras. Pero esa decisión se tomará en última instancia en función del bienestar del pueblo iraní, no de las emociones ni de ninguna consideración superficial o temporal”, añadió.
Leavitt también informó que ha mantenido conversación “extensa” con Steve Witkoff y aseguró que la diplomacia estadounidense se coordina no solo con las autoridades iraníes, sino también con intermediarios claves como Qatar. Describió a la administración qatarí como un “aliado y socio increíble durante todo este proceso” y recordó que el emirato ha desempeñado un rol central como mediador, junto con Estados Unidos, entre Irán e Israel para propiciar el diálogo y promover un alto el fuego alcanzado el lunes.
Washington mantiene contacto constante con aliados en la región del Golfo Pérsico y el mundo árabe, en línea con los esfuerzos por consolidar “un acuerdo con Irán sobre la alianza con el Estado de Israel”, explicó Leavitt. Aseguró que la relación entre Washington y Tel Aviv “nunca ha sido tan fuerte” y resaltó la expectativa de que más Estados árabes se sumen a los Acuerdos de Abraham, iniciativas de normalización de relaciones diplomáticas con Israel ya adoptadas por Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Sudán, Baréin y Marruecos.
Por otra parte, la portavoz de la Casa Blanca también criticó al líder supremo iraní, el ayatollah Ali Khamenei, porque consideró que ejecuta una estrategia para “salvar las apariencias”, tras sus declaraciones públicas en las que minimizó el impacto de los bombardeos estadounidenses sobre las instalaciones nucleares. “Vimos el video del ayatollah, y cuando se tiene un régimen totalitario, hay que salvar las apariencias”, afirmó Leavitt en referencia a la postura del líder iraní, quien sostuvo que el presidente Trump “exageró” el daño logrado por la ofensiva militar.
El gobierno estadounidense sostiene que, pese a la escalada militar, continúa priorizando el entendimiento diplomático con Teherán y sus aliados regionales, considerando la persistente inestabilidad en el Medio Oriente y la búsqueda de nuevas fórmulas de cooperación.
(Con información de AFP y EFE)
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