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Pakistan FM urges intensified diplomacy to secure release of hostages held by Somali pirates

  • Ten Pakistani crew members were aboard MT Honour 25, which was seized by pirates off Somalia’s coast in April
  • Ishaq Dar directs authorities to intensify diplomatic engagement with international partners, including Somali authorities
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A mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman

By AP ·

Bank robbers in Italy hold 25 people hostage

By AFP ·
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Israeli planes strike Gaza in test of US-brokered ceasefire

By Agencies ·

US denies claims Hamas violating ceasefire over hostage returns

By Arab News ·

Turkish experts to help find hostage bodies in Gaza: ministry sources

By AFP ·
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Netanyahu says Israel must complete defeat of Hamas to free hostages

By AFP ·
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Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023

By AP ·

Holocaust survivor says reliving nightmare with grandson’s Gaza captivity

By AFP ·

Hamas says Israeli offensive in Gaza ‘highly dangerous’ for hostages

By AFP ·

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented

By AP ·

Hundreds gather as hostage remains are buried

By AP ·
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Hamas hands over bodies of four hostages, Israel frees Palestinian prisoners

By Reuters ·

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