Melaku added that she distributed Kasau’s photo to fellow MKs "so they will remember: there is a kidnapped child, and nobody is talking about her."

Avdija’s first season highlighted the difficulty. An ankle injury limited him to 54 games, and according to Sheppard, that period tested his character.

Ahmed had arrived in New York earlier in the week to pursue the next stage of what he described as his "treatment journey." During his stay, he had appeared on multiple US TV shows.

Sources estimate the number of people killed or injured in the thousands, including children and young demonstrators, while many others were arrested.

A U-Haul truck in Los Angeles plowed into a crowd protesting the Iranian regime and demonstrating support of the Iranian people, KNBC reported.