November 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. EST Yonatan Zeigen, left, and his brother Chen — the sons of Vivian Silver, who was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Beeri on Oct. 7 — in Yonatan’s apartment in Tel Aviv on Oct. 27. (Sandra Mehl for The Washington Post) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave … Read more
Colombia’s forward Luis Diaz reacts after missing a penalty shot during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualification football match between Ecuador and Colombia at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito, on October 17, 2023. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) More than 120 Colombian soldiers backed by police searched Sunday for the … Read more
Before he was kidnapped, Hersh Goldberg-Polin was a big reader. He would absorb himself in different types of books at different times, according to his father, Jonathan Polin. For a while, he was obsessed with biographies of presidents. There was a period he read exclusively about the Holocaust. Lately, he’s been reading books that, Polin … Read more
Liverpool midfielder Luis Diaz’s parents were kidnapped in Colombia after being stopped by gunmen on motorbikes. His mother was later rescued but his father remains missing. Cilenis Marulanda was rescued by police in the city of Barrancas, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said. “In a padlock operation in Barrancas, Luis Diaz’s mother has been rescued, we … Read more
Cher says she had nothing to do with the alleged “kidnapping” of her adult son — this despite the fact her daughter-in-law has claimed the whole thing was orchestrated by mom. The singer was asked point blank about this by the New York Post, which did a new interview with her chronicling her career and … Read more
Scores of Israeli citizens who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists during their deadly terrorist attack are still alive, according to the Israeli military. As many as 200+ people were kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack. More than 20 of those captured are under the age of 18, while another 10 to 20 hostages … Read more
KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel — Nearly two weeks after Hamas militants left his village scorched and shattered, Shachar Butler returned to bury a friend who was slain. But it was the town itself, a quarter of its residents dead or missing, that he eulogized. “It was the happiest place alive. It was a green place, … Read more
A Florida dentist is out of a job after he was fired after he was caught on camera ripping posters down of Israeli children who were kidnapped during the Hamas terrorist attack Oct. 7. Blake Warman caught two men ripping down and crumpling up photos of hostages in the Brickell neighborhood in Miami on Tuesday. … Read more
Fingerprints left on a ransom note were “instrumental” in leading cops to the discovery of a 9-year-old girl who vanished Saturday after going on a bike ride, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed to multiple news outlets on Monday night. The revelation came hours after Charlotte Sena was found alive and in “good health” at … Read more
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities rescued a 17-year-old boy in Southern California after he was kidnapped and held hostage for four days by captors who threatened to harm him if his family did not pay a $500,000 ransom. The teen was rescued Friday after law enforcement tracked him and his three kidnappers to a … Read more