Ethiopian troops rolled into the Somali town of Baidoa Thursday, Somali residents and other witnesses reported, in an effort to bolster the country's transitional government currently under threat from Islamic militants.
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Explore More After a year marked by grief and struggle, 14-year-old Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh qualified for the 400m freestyle final after posting the fifth-fastest time in the preliminary heats Sunday.
The teen phenom finished behind American swimmer Katie Ledecky — who won the heat — with a scorching time of 4:02:72, breaking a Canadian national record in the event. McIntosh has been riding a hot streak over the past few months after a difficult year that included her longtime coach dying and her father being diagnosed with cancer. Read More...
Jonathan Franks:
It's a complex situation. There's no actual evidence that that is true, that it incentivizes more hostage-taking.
But, obviously, I concede that it logically follows. I think what we have to keep in mind, right, is Mr. Saab was a white-collar criminal. He's a Colombian national that allegedly stole from Venezuelans, right? He was arrested in the Cape Verde, and we extradited him.
There were real-world consequences to that decision on hostages being held in Venezuela. Read More...
