First Israeli hostages expected to be released after ceasefire deal reached – CBS News Watch CBS News The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas should come into force this weekend and the first hostages should be released on Sunday. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
American tells CBS News he was released from Syrian prison – CBS News Watch CBS News A man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman told CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer that he was released from a Syrian prison earlier this week as rebel forces overthrew longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. Timmerman said he was held for seven … Read more
A man identifying himself as an American from Missouri, Travis Timmerman, was found in Syria on Thursday after he said he was released from a prison earlier in the week as the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by a shock offensive by the rebels. Timmerman told CBS News Senior Foreign Correspondent Elizabeth … Read more
A day after Hamas released a propaganda video featuring Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the Biden administration was in contact with Alexander’s family. “I think Hamas is feeling the pressure” to free the hostages, Sullivan said.
3 detained Americans released by China – CBS News Watch CBS News The White House announced Wednesday that three Americans wrongly detained for years in China on what the United States considered trumped-up espionage and drug charges had been released. There was no immediate announcement on what the United States offered China in return. Scott … Read more
Former Israeli hostages who were freed from Hamas captivity during a week-long humanitarian pause in fighting exactly one year ago Sunday called for immediate action to reach an agreement for the release of those who are still detained. THE only a truce in progress Israel-Hamas War on November 24, 2023 – less than two months … Read more
Melbourne, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released into the sea 20 days after waddling onto a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on November 1 on the sand dunes of Ocean Beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest … Read more