Prayers are needed for an American Christian missionary to Niger. The U.S. State Department has announced a Christian missionary who is a U.S. citizen was kidnapped in Niger. The missionary was a pilot for Service in Mission and was reportedly kidnapped by Islamic extremists. Fox News had more to report on the missionary’s kidnapping: The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS operates. “We are aware of reports of the kidnapping of a U.S. citizen in Niamey, Niger,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. “Since we were alerted of the situation, our Embassy officials have been working with local authorities. It is a top priority for the Trump Administration to look after the safety of every American, and we are seeing efforts from across the U.S. Government to support the recovery and safe return of this U.S. citizen.” The missionary is a pilot for the evangelical missionary agency Serving in Mission, according to Reuters. The abduction took place only about 100 yards from the presidential palace in Niamey, where ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has been held since he was toppled by a coup more than two years ago, according to CBS News. Following the kidnapping, the U.S. Embassy in Niger said it now requires all personnel to travel only in armored vehicles and announced that all restaurants and open-air markets are “off-limits”. Kidnappings appear to have intensified this year in areas of West Africa where militants operate. An Austrian woman was abducted in January in Niger, and a Swiss citizen was abducted in April in the same country, Reuters reported. An American missionary pilot has been kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in Niger’s capital, U.S. officials tell Fox News. He was reportedly working with the Christian aid group Serving in Mission (SIM) pic.twitter.com/782xlbBYuF — Fox News (@FoxNews) October 22, 2025 Islamist militants kidnapped American missionary pilot in Niger Armed IS-Sahel (regional branch of ISIS in West Africa) militants abducted American Christian pilot Kevin Rideout from his home in Niamey late Monday. Niger’s Security agencies have launched a search operation. pic.twitter.com/jqi4m5SSOH — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 22, 2025 Times Now News identified the missionary: An American missionary and pilot, identified as Kevin Rideout, has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital, Niamey, in what officials are calling one of the most serious abductions of a US national in the Sahel this year. According to AFP, Rideout, a 50-year-old serving with the evangelical group Serving in Mission (SIM), was seized by three unidentified men late Tuesday night while travelling through the Plateau district, near the capital’s main airport. A diplomatic source told AFP that Rideout was “already en route to the border with Mali” within hours of the kidnapping. Another diplomat cited by Reuters confirmed that Rideout worked as a pilot for SIM, an organisation that describes itself as a “global mission family serving in 70 countries” with a focus on outreach to communities with few Christians. US Embassy Confirms Efforts to Secure Release A State Department spokesperson told AFP that the US Embassy in Niamey was “doing everything possible” to ensure Rideout’s safe return, but declined to provide operational details “for security reasons.” No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, and it remains unclear whether a ransom demand has been made.  

Another Democrat has switched to the Republican Party! New Jersey Councilman David Kupfershmid has announced he is switching to the Republican Party after being a lifelong Democrat. Kupfershmid quickly showed his allegiance to the Republican Party too. New Jersey Globe provided a deeper report on the councilman’s move and how he proved his allegiance to his new party: Saying the Democratic Party has moved too far to the left, a councilman in a small Bergen County town has switched to the Republican Party and endorsed GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli. Alpine Councilman David Kupferschmid, now the council’s sole Republican, said the Democratic Party is “unrecognizable” to him, and critiqued New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. “The Democrat Party does not represent us anymore,” Kupferschmid said. “With my switch, I will now be the first Republican on the council in more than 20 years. I hope that this is the beginning of a resurgence for the Republican Party in Alpine where alternate voices are much needed on the governing body.” Kupferschmid first won election to the council in 2023 and is up for re-election next year. Ciattarelli won Alpine by about 18 percentage points in 2021, and President Donald Trump won by almost 13 percentage points last fall. Despite recent Republican victories, the borough council continues to be dominated by Democrats — a Republican hasn’t won an election to the council in at least 20 years. Alpine, with about 1,750 residents, is Bergen County’s third-smallest town. “While Sherrill refuses to denounce the far left radicals in her party, Jack Ciattarelli has been appealing to all sides with a common sense message that includes putting the brakes on over-development and cleaning up crime, both of which are critical issues for Alpine,” Kupferschmid said. The mayor of the Bergen County town of Garfield also switched to the Republican Party to endorse Ciattarelli. Ciattarelli faces Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in next month’s election to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. NEW JERSEY NEWS DEMOCRAT councilman in Alpine NJ, David Kupferschmid has SWITCHED parties to Republican -> and has officially endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for Governor David is now the first Republican councilman in Alpine in 25+ years More NJ Dems are jumping ship weekly pic.twitter.com/n0iNCUuk1s — Michael Casey (@MichaelCasey_) October 22, 2025 Live 5 News reported a top South Carolina Democrat also switched parties: South Carolina Democrats are losing a powerful member of the party as First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced on Thursday that he is switching parties. This decision leaves just three Democrats holding solicitor titles across the state, with the Republicans holding the other 13. South Carolina Democrats are losing a powerful member of the party. Republicans hold the other 13. The announcement was made at a Dorchester County GOP dinner at the Summerville Country Club. Pascoe was joined by Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson from Charleston, Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone out of the Colleton County area and Dorchester County Sheriff Sam Richardson, to name just a few notable Republicans attending the event.

President Trump seems to be tired of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s games. On Wednesday, President Trump said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is being called off. The meeting was expected to take place in Budapest, Hungary. Trump poured cold water on the possibility of meeting up with Putin after the Kremlin has made it clear they are not interested in signing any ceasefire agreement. CNBC provided further context in the latest development of Trump’s previous planned meeting with Putin: Russia scrambled on Wednesday to salvage the prospect of in-person talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin after they were unceremoniously put on hold. Trump said on Tuesday that he didn’t want “to have a wasted meeting” with Putin, which was set to take place in Hungary in the next few weeks, as it became clear that Russia opposes the idea of an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine. “I don’t want to have a waste of time — so we’ll see what happens,” Trump said following a call on Monday between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. After the call, Russia’s top diplomat told reporters in Moscow that he had told Rubio that “Russia has not changed its position” since Trump and Putin met in Alaska in August, and that while Moscow wanted a “lasting and sustainable peace,” it was not interested in an “immediate ceasefire that will lead to nothing.” After those comments, and with Trump seemingly pouring cold water on the idea of meeting Putin again, the Kremlin appeared to go into damage limitation mode, insisting on Wednesday that the dates for the summit in Budapest “weren’t set” but that preparations were still underway. “This is yet to be done. Careful preparation is needed before then. Time is needed for that,” Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary, told reporters, in comments translated by NBC News. Watch Trump here: Putin Trump meeting off! this is not a good sign! pic.twitter.com/ORIpODsemW — Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) October 22, 2025 CNN reported Trump’s announcement of cancelling the meeting comes as the U.S. placed new sanctions on Russia: The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in the war with Ukraine. President Donald Trump had for weeks signaled he could impose penalties against Russia for its continuation of the war but had failed to take major punitive measures until Wednesday. The announcement came as Trump said he had “canceled” an anticipated meeting with Putin because he “didn’t feel like we were going to get to the place we have to get.” In remarks in the Oval Office, Trump explained he “felt it was time” for the sanctions, noting he “waited a long time” to impose them. Still, the US president said he hopes “they won’t be on for long” because the war will end. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement Wednesday that it was “the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire.”

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