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Person detained in Nancy Guthrie disappearance after FBI releases footage

Pima County sheriff's deputies detained a person during a traffic stop in Rio Rico, Ariz., south of Tucson, and executed a search warrant at a location there with assistance from the FBI's Evidence Response Team. The department said the operation was expected to last several hours

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Bones, teeth and car key found in Tasmanian search for Celine Cremer

Tasmania police found five bones, teeth and a Honda car key during a two-day search of the Arthur River area, where Celine Cremer is believed to have disappeared. The items were about 2km from Philosopher Falls, near Cradle Mountain, the last place the 31-year-old visited in June 2023. The discovery

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Police increase presence in Annie Guthrie's neighborhood

FBI agents and Pima County sheriff’s deputies searched the Tucson neighborhood of Savannah Guthrie’s sister Annie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, on Tuesday, going door to door and speaking with neighbors. It was the second time police searched the couple’s property; law enforcement were seen taking photographs

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How Ukrainians Are Coping Without Heat

Our Kyiv bureau chief, Andrew E. Kramer, describes how Kyiv residents are coping with Russia’s unrelenting assaults on their country’s heating and electrical systems. He describes how residents are finding ways to stay warm in a cruel winter. The coverage follows those efforts amid ongoing attacks on heating

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Air force officer held in Greece accused of spying for China

A Greek air force officer has been detained pending trial after appearing before a military judge. Surrounded by armed escorts, squadron leader Col Christos Flessas, 54, left court after giving testimony for more than eight hours. He faces charges including "transmitting top secret information of a military nature"

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Masked Figure Captured at Nancy Guthrie's Doorstep Before Abduction

On Tuesday, the F.B.I. and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department released images and videos showing a masked, armed person at Nancy Guthrie’s doorstep on the night she was abducted. The footage is the first significant break in the search for the 84-year-old mother of "Today&

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Draft Gaza Plan Lets Hamas Keep Some Small Arms Initially

A draft plan for Gaza would require Hamas to surrender weapons capable of striking Israel while allowing the group to retain some small arms at first, officials and people familiar with the proposal said. An American-led team that includes Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and Nickolay Mladenov intends to share the

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FBI Releases Doorbell Images in Search for Savannah Guthrie's Mother

The FBI on Tuesday released images and video recovered from a front-door camera at the home of Nancy Guthrie, showing an armed person wearing a face mask, gloves and a backpack. "Working with our partners — as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing

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Savannah Guthrie pleads after video of mother's alleged kidnapper released

Savannah Guthrie posted chilling footage on Instagram of an armed, masked individual approaching her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Ariz., home. The black-and-white clip was first shared by FBI Director Kash Patel; Guthrie wrote, “Someone out there recognizes this person,” and urged, “Bring her home.” In a separate upload

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Authorities collect DNA from workers in Nancy Guthrie case

Authorities are collecting DNA samples from hired workers who had access to Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home as the search for the 84-year-old continues. Investigators say DNA was possibly found inside the house or around the scene, and the samples will be used to eliminate suspects or give a fuller

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FBI releases surveillance images in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

The FBI released surveillance images showing a masked person captured on the Nest doorbell at Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home. Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on February 1 and is believed to have been taken from her home against

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Six people found dead in Bulgarian mountains in baffling cases

Bulgaria is grappling with the mysterious deaths of six people in the mountains, a case Zahari Vaskov, director of the national police general directorate, called "a case without comparison in our country." General prosecutor Borislav Sarafov said: "Life has given us more shocking details here than in

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Cuba fuel shortage forces airlines to cancel flights, make refuelling stops

Cuban aviation authorities issued a monthlong advisory saying jet fuel is unavailable at all of the country’s international airports. As a result, some carriers have canceled services, others are adding refuelling stops, and some are boarding aircraft with extra fuel to reach their next destination. The island relies heavily

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U.S. Hands Over Some NATO Commands to European Allies

NATO announced that the United States will hand over some commands to European allies as part of an effort to show that European members are taking more responsibility for conventional war planning. The United States will remain in overall charge of NATO and allied forces through the Supreme Allied Commander

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Israelis Protest Surge in Gun Crime Within Arab Community

Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel joined forces to demand government action as gun violence surged in the country’s Palestinian-Arab minority. Bereaved families and supporters blocked roads, staged work stoppages and dyed public fountains red in what organizers called a "national day of disruption," led by the

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FBI: No contact from Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnappers after ransom deadline

The FBI says Nancy Guthrie’s purported kidnappers have not contacted daughter Savannah or other family members since the $6 million ransom deadline passed. A ransom note sent to TMZ and two local Arizona TV stations, KOLD and KGUN, demanded that $6 million be dumped into a bitcoin account by

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Chilling ransom note as Nancy Guthrie search enters 10th day

A line from an alleged ransom note has been revealed as the search for Nancy Guthrie entered its 10th day. TMZ founder Harvey Levin read one sentence on CNN: "It is in the best interest of everyone to have this completed as soon as possible." Local outlets in

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Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults

For more than a year Russian forces have advanced slowly without seizing urban strongholds. Military experts and independent battlefield monitors say Moscow now appears poised to complete control of three strategic areas — Huliaipole in the southeast and the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad about 60 miles northeast. Securing all three

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Sheinbaum Balances Mexico’s Cuba Ties and U.S. Oil Threats

When President Trump declared a "national emergency" last month, accusing Cuba of harboring Russian spies and "welcoming" enemies like Iran and Hamas, he warned that countries that sell or provide oil to the Caribbean nation could be subject to high tariffs. The threat seemed directed at

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Russia Knocked Out the Heat. So She Slept in a Tent on Her Bed.

Svitlana Zinovieva pitched a tent on her bed after a Russian missile struck the boiler that heats her apartment block in Kyiv. With the power out and her refrigerator useless, the glassed-in balcony became a freezer; she warmed water on the stove, filled empty wine bottles and placed them inside

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Parents 'shocked' as Laos hostel staff fined $185 over evidence destruction

The families of two Melbourne teenagers who died after drinking methanol-laced alcohol in Laos say they were blindsided to learn hostel workers involved in the incident received fines of just $185. Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, were killed by methanol poisoning along with four other tourists after a

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Winter storms paralyze northern Japan

Northern Japan, especially the island of Hokkaido, regularly sees heavy snow. Sapporo typically experiences more than 140 days of snowfall and nearly 6 meters of accumulation each year, and the region often gets dry, powdery “sea‑effect” snow when frigid Siberian air moves across the warmer Sea of Japan. This

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US says two people killed in military strike on boat in Pacific

The US military’s Southern Command said it carried out a strike on Monday that killed two suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific. The statement said the action was ordered “at the direction of” the command’s new commander, Gen Francis L Donovan, who was sworn in last Thursday

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Final ransom deadline passes as search for Nancy Guthrie continues

The final ransom deadline has passed as the search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, continues. The 84-year-old’s purported captors demanded $6 million by Monday at 5 p.m. MT (7 p.m. ET) in a ransom note; the legitimacy of the message has not been verified

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Air Canada Cancels Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel

Air Canada suspended its 16 weekly flights to four Cuban cities after Cuban authorities warned airlines the island would run out of aviation fuel, further disrupting travel. The carrier said it would send empty jets from Montreal and Toronto to bring back roughly 3,000 Canadians; Canada is Cuba’s