{
  "id": 903301,
  "title": "Trump celebrates return of US missionary kidnapped in West Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-celebrates-return-of-us-missionary-kidnapped-in-west-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:43:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6030573-trump-celebrates-missionary-pilots-release/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump on Friday celebrated the release of an American missionary pilot who was held captive in Niger since October. “I am proud to announce that Kevin Rideout, a wonderful Christian Missionary, is back in United States Custody,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Trump’s post follows a statement earlier Friday from Rideout’s evangelical missionary...",
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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."
}