Joshua Holt, an American who had been detained in Venezuela nearly two years ago, has been released and is on his way back to the United States. He and his Venezuelan wife Thamy were arrested just after their wedding. Holt was accused of stockpiling weapons, but was never given a trial. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) worked to secure the Holts' release.
Read more at NBC News, CNN, CBS News and USA Today.
That's three Americans released from North Korea and one from Venezuela in recent weeks, the latter along with his wife, all without any terrorists or criminals being released from American custody.
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In other things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, some reactions to the arrest of British journalist Tommy Robinson.
From the Express, Lega party leader Matteo Salvini tells Germany that the Italian government will not choose a finance minister to Germany's liking.
From Reuters, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz thinks that the E.U. should pay more heed to American security concerns when it decides how to address U.S. sanctions on Iran. (Bardzo dziękuję, panie ministrze.)
From the Greek Reporter, tensions continue in the migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos.
From Deutsche Welle, the German military has identified dozens of extremists among its own members.
From ZeroHedge, President Erdoğan tells his fellow Turks to stick with the Lira.
From Russia Today, thousands of French people protest against President Macron's proposed layoffs.
From Flanders News, a Belgian pub formerly owned by terrorists is now a community center.
From the Evening Standard, a man is hospitalized after being stabbed near an Underground station in London.
From Ekathimerini, relations between Greece and Turkey have "entered uncharted territory" after Greece grants asylum to a Turkish serviceman.
From Sputnik International, according to E.U. budget commissioner Guenther Oettinger, Germany needs to spend more on defense to meet its NATO requirements.
From Euronews, Ireland has voted to repeal the part of its constitution which bans abortion.
From The Slovak Spectator, multilingual people to gather in Slovakia.
From the Daily Mail, an ISIS terrorist wanted in Australia is currently in a "dorm-room style setting" in a Turkish prison.
From The Muslim News, three Canadian Army cadets will likely be expelled after defacing a Koran.
From GhanaWeb, besides fasting during the daytime, Muslims observing Ramadan have another abstinence requirement. (The last three stories were found at The Religion Of Peace.)
From AhlulBayt News Agency, 900 bodies are exhumed from mass graves around Raqqa, Syria.
From Fox News, seven people die from asphyxia due to a fire set by rioting prisoners in an Iraqi jail.
From Townhall, how does kneeling during the National Anthem fight injustice?
From Philly(dot)com, how to deal with alcohol if you're on a keto or paleo diet.
From NewsBusters, President Obama's alleged "spygate" is nothing new.
From Arutz Sheva, a British blogger who denied the Holocaust in song is convicted of "offensive, indecent or menacing messages".
From the New York Post, the president of USC will resign due to a sex scandal involving a gynecologist.
And from Yahoo News, walking and chewing gum at the same time might just have some health benefits. (via HotAir)
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