Published Aug 17, 2026, 3:01 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

Trump: Released missionary hostage coming home to US

The Hill
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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…