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Jordan executed two prisoners in revenge for the horrific killing of the 26-year-old pilot, including the Iraqi woman who was sought by the so-called Islamic State for a hostage exchange.

Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh was held by the group since his capture in December. Jordan, which had said it was prepared to trade Kaseasbeh for an Iraqi militant, said he was killed Jan. 3, a month ago.

The SITE Intelligence group has acquired footage that appears to show the execution of the Japanese journalist a week after another Japanese hostage was killed by the so-called Islamic State.

A top Japanese diplomat says indirect negotiations to free a captive journalist from the militant Islamic State group have reached a "state of deadlock."

The Sunni militants had given Jordan until sunset Thursday to release a convicted terrorist. The exchange did not happen.

The country wants to know if the Jordanian pilot being held by the Sunni militants is still alive. The Islamic State said it would kill the pilot if a convicted terrorist was not released by sunset.

A Japanese hostage held by the violent extremist group ISIS has reportedly been forced to record a message setting a Thursday deadline for Jordan to release an Iraqi prisoner.

A video released by the Islamic militants demanded the release of the convicted terrorist within 24 hours, or two hostages — a Jordanian military pilot and a Japanese journalist — would be killed.

A British judge has denied ball for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who told a London court that he intends to fight attempts to extradite him to Sweden on sex-crime allegations.

But Julian Assange will remain in custody for at least 48 hours after prosecutors announced they will appeal the British court's decision. Assange faces possible extradition to Sweden for questioning in a sex-crimes investigation.