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Savannah Guthrie tells mother's possible kidnappers 'we will pay' in plea for her return7 hours agoShareSaveKayla EpsteinShareSave'We will pay': Savannah Guthrie's new message about missing motherUS news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother.
“We received your message, and we understand,” Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, as she is flanked by her two siblings. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.”
“This is the only way we will have peace,” she continued. “This is very valuable to us. And we will pay.” Her video did not provide any details about the message she referenced.
Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend and authorities believe she was taken against her will.
Earlier this week, authorities said they had yet to identify a person of interest or suspec..

Trump threatens tariffs for countries trading with Iran25 minutes agoShareSaveTabby WilsonBBC NewsShareSaveEPAUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order threatening to impose additional tariffs on countries that continue to trade with Iran.
The order, issued on Friday, does not specify the rate that could be imposed, but uses 25% as an example. It says the tariff could apply to goods imported into the US from any nation that “directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran”.
Trump has not directly commented on the order but reiterated “no nuclear weapons” for Iran when speaking from Air Force One on Friday night.
It comes as talks continue between senior US and Iranian officials in Oman, following several weeks of threats from both sides.
Trump threatened a 25% tariff of countries doing business with Iran earlier this year, in a post to Truth Social.
On 12 January, he wrote: “Effective immediately, any country doing busin..

Trump says he 'didn't see' part of video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes7 hours agoShareSaveBernd Debusmann Jrat the White HouseShareSaveWatch: Trump says he 'didn't see' racist clip depicting Obamas as apesUS President Donald Trump has said he “didn't see” the part of a social media video which showed a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
The clip – set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight – was at the end of a 62-second video he shared containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The video was later removed.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said “I didn't make a mistake” when asked whether he was going to apologise.
He added he had only seen the beginning of the video before it was posted by a staff member and didn't know it contained that depiction of the Obamas.
Republican Senator Tim Scott – who is black – described it as “the most racist thing I've seen out of this Whi..

US and Iran talks to begin as fears of direct conflict continue8 hours agoShareSaveHugo BachegaMiddle East correspondentShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesThe US negotiators will be led by special envoy Steve Witkoff (left), while the Iranian team is headed by Foreign Minister Abbas AraghchiSenior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman for direct talks in the coming hours, amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries.
The discussions come after a US military build-up in the Middle East in response to Iran's violent repression of nationwide anti-government protests last month, that human rights groups say killed many thousands of people.
Uncertainty over the location and scope had threatened to derail the talks, which are part of a diplomatic effort by regional mediators to de-escalate tensions.
Both countries remain far apart in their positions. The hope is that, if successful, the discussions could lead to a framework for nego..

We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands8 hours agoShareSaveWanqing ZhangBBC Global China Unit and Eye InvestigationsShareSaveBBCOne night in 2023, Eric was scrolling on a social media channel he regularly browsed for porn. Seconds into a video, he froze.
He realised the couple he was watching – entering the room, setting down their bags, and later, having sex – was himself and his girlfriend. Three weeks earlier, they had spent the night in a hotel in Shenzhen, southern China, unaware that they were not alone.
Their most intimate moments had been captured by a camera hidden in their hotel room, and the footage made available to thousands of strangers who had logged in to the channel Eric himself used to access pornography.
Eric (not his real name) was no longer just a consumer of China's spy-cam porn industry, but a victim.
Warning: This story contains some offensive language
So-called spy-cam porn has existed in China for at least a decade, de..