37 h. ago 100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released; more still being held

The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released

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53 h. ago Nigerian state secures release of 100 out of 265 kidnapped schoolchildren

Gunmen abducted 315 pupils and staff last month from St Mary’s school in Niger state as part of spate of kidnappingsNigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said on Sunday, though the fate of another 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remained unclear.In November 315 students and staff were kidnapped from St Mary’s co-educational boarding school in north-central Niger state, as the country buckled under a wave of mass abductions reminiscent of the infamous 2014 Boko Haram abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Parents of abducted children plead with the Nigerian government for news of rescue

Hundreds of parents in Nigeria are pleading for the rescue of their children abducted from a Catholic school last week

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1 week ago Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren

Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts

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2 w. ago Gordon Brown urges world leaders to support Nigeria as children abducted

The former UK prime minister and UN education envoy calls for cash for high-tech tracking systems to find the missing pupils.

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2 w. ago 24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says

Nigeria's president says that all 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued

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2 w. ago Jihadist attacks 'will lead to famine' in Nigeria: Warning as mass

Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are 'projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season', which stretches from May to September.

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2 w. ago 50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, 253 students and 12 teachers still being held

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families

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2 w. ago BREAKING: More than 300 students kidnapped in one of Nigeria's worst mass abductions

More than 300 students and 12 teachers are thought to have been kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in central Nigeria following a surge of attacks by armed groups in the country

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2 w. ago Nigeria reels after 215 children taken in second mass school abduction in a week

Twelve teachers also kidnapped from Catholic school amid threats from Trump to intervene over ‘Christian genocide’Unknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week.The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to intervene militarily to end a “Christian genocide”, which the Nigerian government has denied is happening. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers

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2 w. ago Nigeria school horror as gunmen kidnap 215 children and 12 teachers in mass abduction

Nigeria has seen its second mass abduction in a week after 215 students and 12 teachers taken from St Mary's School in Agwara this morning (November 21), just days after 25 girls were taken

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2 w. ago Gunmen kidnap more than 200 school children as families terrified

Attackers seized 215 students as well as 12 teachers from St Mary's School in Agwara, Nigeria, in the latest in a spate of abductions in the country

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2 w. ago Violence against Christians takes a terrifying turn as 100 children are kidnapped from Nigerian school by armed gangsters with Trump threatening invasion

Armed gangsters abducted the children from a school in Agwara, in central Nigeria - the second kidnapping incident in less than a week.

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2 w. ago Documents reveal Gerald Ford’s effort to block report on CIA assassination plots

Release of report comes amid conjecture Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuelan presidentThe White House under Gerald Ford tried to block a landmark Senate report that disclosed the CIA’s role in assassination attempts against foreign leaders and ultimately led to a radical overhaul in how the agency was held to account, documents released to mark the 50th anniversary of the report’s publication reveal.The documents, dating from 1975, were posted on Thursday by the National Security Archive, an independent research group, as it sought to highlight the report’s significance amid conjecture that Donald Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, amid a massive US military build-up against the country. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigeria's president promises to intensify efforts to rescue 24 abducted schoolgirls

Nigeria's president says authorities are intensifying efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen earlier this week

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3 w. ago Epstein files release closer after US House votes overwhelmingly in favour

The house voted 417-1 in favour of releasing the files which are held by the US Justice Department

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3 w. ago Nigeria school kidnapping: One student escapes as search for 24 others intensifies

Schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria escaped and is now home

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3 w. ago Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria

Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a high school in the country's northwestern Kebbi state

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3 w. ago What to know about the 3 hostages whose remains are still in Gaza

Under the current ceasefire that took effect on Oct 10, Palestinian militants in Gaza have released the remains of 25 hostages held in the territory

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