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How a French Foreign Legion soldier dramatically escaped Colombian captors

A French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas escaped after nearly a month in captivity by overpowering a guard, jumping into a river with his hands tied and trekking for four days through the Andes to reach safety, according to a Colombian military source.

France 24

Colombian rebel group say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is still alive

Rebels from the Central General Staff, the main splinter group of Colombia's defunct FARC guerrillas, on Sunday said they were responsible for kidnapping a Colombian national serving in the elite French Foreign Legion. The guerrillas said that Jose Olger Melo Charry, who was reportedly on leave in his home country,…

France 24

Candace Owens Begs FBI: Charlie Kirk's Death Was a 'Multinationally Planned Event'

Conservative pundit Candace Owens publicly begged the FBI to contact her over her explosive claims that the French Legionnaires and government were involved in Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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Foreign legion 'proud' to provide security at Paris Olympics

The elite French Foreign Legion is preparing for security duty in Paris during this summer’s Olympic Games, a far cry from the group's previous deployments to places like the troubled Sahel region of Africa.

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Disco Boy review – freaky trip into the heart of imperial darkness

Giacomo Abbruzzese’s drama follows Belarusian Aleksei on his journey into the French Foreign Legion and a very strange epiphany in the Niger Delta

The Guardian - UK

Bodies of British volunteers killed in Ukraine recovered in prisoner swap

A Ukrainian official said that the bodies of Christopher Perry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, had been handed over by Russian forces.

Evening Standard

There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

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Ukraine's foreign legion may be new, but the idea isn't

After Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many countries quickly responded by imposing sanctions on Russia and by sending weapons to help Ukraine defend itself.

The Conversation

The battle of Irpin: Meeting the Ukrainian resistance

In Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a multi-faceted resistance movement is preparing to face the approaching Russian troops. Our team met Bohdan, a Ukrainian artist; Maxime, a Russian artist; and Sergiy, a Ukrainian member of the French Foreign Legion. All of them will play a role in defending…

France 24

Vigilantes stalk Ukraine border as sex traffickers target fleeing women and children

Volunteers patrol Polish border to fill what they say is a dangerous gap in protection for vulnerable refugees

The Guardian - UK

Four légionnaires arrested in Central African Republic over alleged presidential assassination plot

The Central African Republic has opened an investigation after four soldiers from the French Foreign Legion operating under a UN mandate were arrested in Bangui on Monday, accused of planning to "assassinate" the head of state.

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