American Pastor Arrives Back in U.S. After Being Detained in Turkey
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Trump meets with freed American pastor Andrew Brunson in Oval OfficeFreed American pastor Andrew Brunson met and prayed with President Trump in the Oval Office Saturday, thanking him for having "really fought for us" -- a day after his release from house arrest in Turkey.
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Pastor Arrives Back in U.S. After Two Years Detained in TurkeyAn American pastor held for two years in Turkey on terrorism charges arrived back in the U.S. on Saturday, greeting President Trump in the Oval Office and ending a diplomatic standoff that jeopardized relations between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.
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Trump Welcomes Home Pastor Andrew Brunson, but Denies Link to Saudi Case ImagePresident Trump welcomed home on Saturday an American pastor freed by Turkey and said the release would improve relations with Ankara, but he denied any connection to the dispute between Turkey and Saudi Arabia over the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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