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A Kind of Kidnapping review – a crime against comedy

The inept criminal trope is taken to a new low in this dire caper, in which a desperate couple abduct a politician

The Guardian - UK

Ministry issues warning after oilfield closures in Libya

The fields were shut in protest over the kidnapping of former finance minister Faraj Bumatari.

Al Jazeera

A Kind of Kidnapping movie review: a half-wonderful satire that doesn’t quite ring true

Patrick Baladi plays a hilariously ghastly git, who is also recognisably human

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Suspect in Vegas Strip resort standoff to remain jailed as fugitive in Colorado kidnapping case

A judge set bail at $750,000 for a man jailed on kidnapping and other charges after a Las Vegas Strip standoff that saw furniture flying from a 21st-floor window at Caesars Palace

The Independent UK

Bodycam video reveals stunning statement from man accused of murdering child

If convicted, Rasheed Maleek Trice could face the death penalty

The Independent UK

Police give standing ovation for six-year-old girl who fought off kidnapper by biting him

Leonardo Venegas, 32, has been charged with kidnapping and child abuse over an alleged attack at a Miami apartment complex

The Independent UK

‘Full Circle’: Kidnapping at the center of Steven Soderbergh’s richly layered N.Y. drama

Claire Danes, Dennis Quaid star in ensemble series that follows three complex stories but ties them together beautifully.

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A Kind of Kidnapping review – sleazy MP no one wants is taken in pitch-black comedy

Bungling amateurs kidnap a morally bankrupt politico in this British film – but his wife won’t spring for him, and he’s enjoying the publicity

The Guardian - UK

Blue Island man charged in killing of 10-year-old girl in Rockford

The girl was reported missing about noon Saturday. Officers found her about 30 minutes later. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horror as paedophile drags suitcase through streets containing girl, 12, after kidnapping

Pictures, captured in Luziania, Brazil, show the man struggling to pull a heavy suitcase up two flights of stairs after he kidnapped the girl from outside her school

Daily Mirror

Former MO boarding school medical coordinator facing sex crime, kidnapping allegations

The long-time medical coordinator of the now-closed Agape Boarding School was behind bars Friday after his arrest on allegations of kidnapping and four sex crimes.

Tribune News Service

Iraq investigates militia kidnapping of Israeli-Russian academic

The Israeli government has said Tsurkov is being held by the Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah.

Al Jazeera

Memphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her

The Independent UK

Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers have forcibly taken an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Over 300 children have since returned home, but it is not clear what happened to most of the rest.

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Exclusive: Confidential UN document spells out thinking on foreign troops for Haiti

The international armed force the United Nations is seeking to help Haiti dismantle the threat to its stability and secure the country for elections could consist of a mix of military and police units, but must have the muscle, assets and intelligence capabilities necessary to fight heavily armed kidnapping gangs.

Newcastle Herald

Jury hears fear of orchestrated home invasion, kidnapping preceded murder

"They were worried about Carol being kidnapped. Both of them were worried."

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A Mum Blogger Has Been Sentenced To Jail For Falsely Accusing A Couple Of Attempted Kidnapping

The influencer was accused of racially targeting the Latino family.

The Times of India

Engineer fakes his own kidnapping to extort money from parents after cryptocurrency loss in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: A 35-year-old engineer named Naman Kumar allegedly staged his own kidnapping to extort money from his family after he lost money in cryptocurrency. The man, who works for an IT company, allegedly posed as the "kidnapper" and called his parents through different voice modulation apps to threaten them.

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After losing money in cryptocurrency, 35-year-old engineer hatches his own kidnapping to extort money from parents in Lucknow

Reason

Momfluencer Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Over False Kidnapping Report

"Nobody is abducting 1- and 4-year-old kids into sex trafficking," says the director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center.

The Independent UK

Amber Alert issued for missing two-year-old Wynter Smith as suspect arrested

Rashad Maleek Trice has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the missing toddler

The Guardian - UK

Centre for prosecuting crimes of aggression opens in The Hague

Centre to investigate ‘unspeakable horrors’ such as sexual violence, child kidnapping and civilian displacement

The Independent UK

‘Mom influencer’ sentenced to three months for false report on kidnapping

Sorensen will need to complete four hours of ‘implicit bias’ training as part of her sentence

The Independent UK

Tajik man who fatally shot 2 at Moldova airport is wanted in a kidnapping case in his native country

Authorities in Tajikistan say a Tajik man who fatally shot two security officers at Moldova’s main international airport is wanted in his native country in relation to the kidnapping of a local bank official

The Hindu

Two among five arrested for abducting and robbing advocate

The Girinagar police on Wednesday cracked an abduction and extortion case. They arrested an autorickshaw driver and his associate for allegedly kidnapping a city-based advocate and robbing ₹20,000 from him on June 19.

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