This comes after egyptian mediators arrived in israel with local Media Reporting theres been notable progress in finding common ground. In the last few hours, its also been announced that americas top diplomat, antony blinken, will visit saudi arabia this week. The state Department Says hell discuss ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire that secures the release of hostages. Meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. Keith siegel, and omri miran, both identify themselves. While the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. Its the second such video that hamas considered a terror group by the uk and us governments has published in the past few days. Our correspondent, anna foster, is in tel aviv where families have been gathering to call again for all the hostages in gaza to be released omri miran s father was actually already on the list of confirmed speakers for this event tonight. When he
Oslo (AFP) May 31, 2024 - Norway announced on Friday it planned to strengthen its control over the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, a strategic territory which is attracting the interest of foreign powers.
The Plancius departed from Scotland on May 28 to kick off Oceanwide Expeditions' 2024 season in the Arctic. Sailing from Aberdeen, the 116-guest expedition ship is offering a nine-night itinerary to Longyearbyen, in Norway's Svalbard Archipelago. The expedition cruise features visits to destinations in Northern Europe and the Arctic, such…