at a meeting in ramallah with the the palestinian president, mahmud abbas, he criticised several keyaeli government, and said washington opposed actions, including the expansion of israeli settlements, that would make a two—state solution more difficult to achieve. palestinian president mahmud abbas has said he welcomed the us effort to peaceful resolution and called an end to the israeli occupation. translation: we have always shown _ commitment to the resolutions of international laws, the renunciation of violence and terrorism, the respect of signed agreements, and we are now ready to work with the us administration and the international community to restore political dialogue in order to end the israeli occupation of the land of palestine, based on the 1967 borders with eastjerusalem as its capital. australia's nuclear safety agency has joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule, lost somewhere along a vast stretch of rural highway in western australia. it's only 6 millimetres in diameter but could cause serious illness to anyone going near it. i spoke to nigel marks, a radio

at a meeting in ramallah with the the palestinian president, mahmud abbas, he criticised several keynment and said washington opposed actions — including the expansion of israeli settlements — that would make a two—state solution more difficult to achieve. after the meeting, mr blinken spoke to the media about his hopes for resolving tensions. we can look to both sides to take some positive steps to try to rebuild confidence, to rebuild trust, and that in turn lays the foundation for, at some point, pursuing two states. i think, in this moment, the most immediate challenge is defusing the cycle of violence that has people here, first and foremost, but around the region, deeply concerned. palestinian president mahmud abbas has said he welcomed the us effort to peaceful resolution and called an end to the israeli occupation. translation: we've always shown commitment to the resolutions - of international laws. the renunciation of violence and terrorism, the respect of signed agreements and we are now ready to work with the us administration and the international community to restore po