White House sent Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Robert O'Brien Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs to Stockholm for A$AP Rocky's trial. O'Brien told ABC's Aïcha EHCastano he can't comment, but his presence speaks for itself: "We want to bring this American citizen, A$AP back as soon as possible."

Que nuestro pasado no sea prisión del futuro.

Here is a video clip of an interview my ABC News colleague Aïcha EHCastano and I did with President of #Niger Mahamadou Issoufou regarding US #hostage Jeffery Woodke and US security assistance in the #Sahel: abcnews.go.com/Politics/video…

Dos preguntas: "¿Por qué ser feliz? ¿Vale la pena ser feliz?" Dos respuestas: "¿Por qué ser infeliz? ¿Vale la pena ser infeliz?"

"Sophie #Pétronin said that negotiations on her release failed at least 3 times & #JNIM were becoming frustrated with #France🇫🇷’s lack of responsiveness" Why does #kidnapping remain a big deal in the #Sahel? A Policy Brief by our fellow Rida Lyammouri 🔗bit.ly/2SN6G6B

BREAKING ABC News — American citizen kidnapped last Monday in Niger has been rescued by a US special mission unit in neighboring Nigeria, US and Nigerien officials tell ABC News abcnews.go.com/International/… By James Gordon Meek Aïcha EHCastano Conor Finnegan

On deployment abroad with these two - as much friends as they are colleagues - feels like normal again Aïcha EHCastano Sohel Uddin

Congrats to our ABC News team for the Excellence in Video honor from RTDNA. So proud of this team: Brian Epstein Evan Simon Dan Harris Steve Baker Eamon McNiff Constantine Limperis Aïcha EHCastano Chris Vlasto Guardians of the Amazon (Full Documentary) youtu.be/BdTAbgPQuNI via YouTube

Leaving the Canary Islands and La Palma’s still burning volcano. Hoping no more homes get destroyed…a wild few days with some of my favourite people @hinesa Aïcha EHCastano Nicky de Blois https://www.nickydeblois.

Survivors of a previous kidnapping by the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo have revealed details about what life was like as a hostage. abcn.ws/3C0DrCa

A self-portrait by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was sold for almost $35 million, including fees, at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Tuesday. abcn.ws/3wTxANc

Cuidar a alguien por obligación es descuidarte a ti por imposición de tus creencias... Ankor Inclán

An ABC News NEWS EXCLUSIVE: With targets on the backs of her and her husband and from an undisclosed safe place, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska sent out a desperate two-word plea to America and the world: ‘STOP WAR’— via Aïcha EHCastano abcnews.go.com/International/…

Decir “NO” cuando quieres decir “No”, es un acto de amor hacia ti y hacia el otro. Decir “Sí”, cuando quieres decir “NO”, es un acto hipócrita hacia ti y hacia el otro. Ankor Inclán

EXCLUSIVE: Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, to Robin Roberts on the war: "You just can’t concede…parts of your territory. It’s like conceding a freedom." See the interview on Good Morning America tomorrow. gma.abc/3MaD0tk

Nunca lo sabremos todo. Nunca nos conoceremos por completo. Nada es nuestro, todo nos es prestado.

Hablar de amor imposible es hablar de odio. El amor es posible o no es.

“Tenemos hambre de aprobación, de atención, de afecto. Tenemos hambre de libertad para aceptar la vida, conocernos y ser realmente nosotros mismos”. “El sufrimiento es universal. Sin embargo, el victimismo es opcional”.

French president Emmanuel Macron says Vladimir Putin made a "mistake" invading Ukraine, but that he believes a negotiation is still possible with the Russian leader to end the war in Ukraine. George Stephanopoulos has more.

Forgive your old self, you've changed.