Taliban appears to free American woman detained in Afghanistan
(NYTimes) — An American woman detained in Afghanistan has been released by the Taliban, according to a social media post Saturday by a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq, days after the United States removed multimillion-dollar bounties from the heads of three senior Taliban officials. Faye Hall, the released American, was pictured sitting on a couch between two men and smiling in a post on X by Zalmay Khalilzad, the former ambassador. Khalizad said Hall “is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home.” He also shared what he said was video of Hall professing support for President Donald Trump.
No second lady, no problem: Greenland’s dog sled race goes barking on
(NYTimes) — For over 30 years, Greenland has held a national dog sledding championship — the Avannaata Qimussersua, or “the Great Race of the North.” On Saturday, the event brought together over 25 mushers and at least 400 dogs. It’s a tradition rooted in the country’s culture, where dogs are not just animals, but partners in survival. Usually, the race doesn’t attract much international attention. But this year, it was swept into a geopolitical storm when the White House announced that Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, and one of their sons would attend. With Greenlanders gearing up to protest, Vance ended up canceling her trip.
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Found: British military documents, scattered on the street
(NYTimes) — Rushing to attend a soccer match in Newcastle, England, Michael Gibbard stepped on a pile of sensitive military documents. At first, he thought the papers scattered along a street near the stadium were trash, dumped there from a nearby office building. But when he examined them closely, he was stunned by what he saw. Names and ranks of soldiers. Detailed base patrols. Drug test results. Codes to weapon armories. “I thought, bloody hell, this shouldn’t be here,” said Gibbard, 41. His discovery this month of what appeared to be hundreds of military documents on an industrial street in Northern England has shocked a country known for protecting state secrets.
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