{
  "id": 1549287,
  "title": "Trump: Released missionary hostage coming home to US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-released-missionary-hostage-coming-home-to-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:01:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6033660-donald-trump-released-missionary-kevin-rideout-niger-release-to-us/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump said Sunday that Kevin Rideout, an American previously held hostage in Niger, was reunited with his family after months of imprisonment overseas. Rideout, a 50-year-old pilot for a Christian missionary organization, was released from captivity in the West African country with the help of the eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, four sources...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}