Trump Signs Executive Order to Penalize Countries Wrongfully Detaining Americans

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Penalize Countries Wrongfully Detaining Americans
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to designate countries that illegally detain Americans as 'state sponsors of wrongful detention,' allowing the U.S. to impose sanctions and other measures to pressure these nations, with the aim of deterring hostage-taking and wrongful detention of Americans abroad.

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