President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to combat "hostage diplomacy" by enabling the United States to designate countries as state sponsors of wrongful detention. This move allows for the imposition of punitive measures, including sanctions, against nations found to be wrongfully holding Americans.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to combat "hostage diplomacy" by enabling the United States to designate countries as state sponsors of wrongful detention. This move allows for the imposition of punitive measures, including sanctions, against nations found to be wrongfully holding Americans.