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Cliona Ward, an Irish woman previously held in a U.S. immigration facility, has been released, according to her lawyer. Ms. Ward was freed from the Tacoma Detention Center in Washington State last night, following a judge's approval of an application to terminate the immigration proceedings, as confirmed by attorney Erin Hall during an interview with RTÉ's Prime Time. "You guys... CLIONA IS FREE!" shared Ms. Ward's sister, Orla Holladay, in an uplifting update on their Gofundme fundraising page. Orla recounted the…

The recent release of hostages in Mali raises hopes that more hostages will be released. Several Malians and six Westerners are still in the hands of the jihadists in the Sahel. Among them is the Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Argoti, known as "Sister Gloria". The Colombian nun was abducted on February 7, 2017 in Karangasso, in the Sikasso region of southern Mali. She then appears in two videos, including one with French-Swiss Sophie Pétronin, who was released Thursday night. That was in September 2018. Since then, there is…