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These craven handovers will have an entirely predictable result: They will only encourage further extortionate suits against news organizations.

Take the handover of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean - the signing ceremony for which is happening today.

Alt Bridge has also said it was "truly sorry" for its part in Thomas's ordeal and acknowledged a "combination of things" went wrong that morning with handover procedures.

Democratic strategists have lamented that the last-minute handover left their campaign flat-footed, ultimately aiding Trump's path to the White House, even as Democrats held a financial advantage in the 2024 race.

Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan announced the pilot's release on 28 February, with the handover occurring on 1 March under prisoner of war protocol.