French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that his country would strengthen ties with Nigeria at the request of his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu. This comes amid a growing security crisis in Nigeria's north.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel to tackle worsening armed violence across the country.

Tinubu said the...

50 students escape from gunmen who attacked a school in Nigeria, but 250 others are still being held.

From October 2024 to June 2025, more than 4,800 people across Haiti were killed by gang violence. Hundreds more have been injured, kidnapped, raped and trafficked, according to the United Nations

Nigerian troops killed at least 95 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout and airstrikes earlier this week

Chile's President Gabriel Boric has cancelled a trip to the Paris Olympics, as his government faces criticism over a spike in violent crime.

A growing number of vigilante patrols in Nigeria's north-- where kidnappings and violence have become common.

A sombre anniversary in Nigeria.<br/>
Its 10 years since the kidnapping of almost 300 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram gunmen.

Officials have said 400 Mawozo gang is demanding $1m per hostage in ransom to release 17 members of missionary group.

Kidnappers abducted 42 people, including 27 students, three teachers and relatives of school staff.

Insp. Robert Dykstra with Sea to Sky RCMP say that police have investigated a spate of social media posts alleging a human trafficking ring in the Sea to Sky region, linked to a South Asian gang, and is assuring the public that those...

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Jihadists Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were captured trying to flee Syria in 2018 and extradited to the U.S. by the U.K.

Nov. 11 -- Roman and Associates Founder Anthony Roman discusses insuring top executives against kidnapping. He speaks on Market Makers. (Source: Bloomberg)

Until last October Mozambique did not appear on the global jihadist threat map

Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe is getting ready to return to politics VOICED : Colombia: Alvaro Uribe's popular return t on February 17, 2014 in Medellin, Colombia (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

An Australian journalist who was given a suspended sentence for trespassing in an effort to find his children has called on Japan to join other G20 nations in adopting a joint custody law.

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Until last October Mozambique did not appear on the global jihadist threat map

Efforts to free the hostages are severely complicated by political instability, with huge parts of the capital under the control of street gangs.

1. GRAPHIC (AP) of president overlaid with AUDIO (POOL)

"The killing of Zarqawi is an important victory in the global war on terror. This Jordanian-born terrorist was the operational commander of al Qaida in Iraq. He led a...

January 27, 2006

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road
2. Pan of the area officials believe kidnappin
g occurred
3. Medium shot of cyclis
t on dusty road
4. SOUNDBITE (English): David Wimhurst,...

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location: france / west germany / switzer
land
title: anti
- kidnap
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date: 03/10/78

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Kidnappings, ambushes and assassinations have

been an unwelcome feature of the violent
'70s.
Terrorist and criminals have found a
bduction a
powerful tool to achieve their ends - w
hether in terms
of...