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The raids were also aimed at gaining information on the whereabouts of the more than two hundred hostages held in gaza. We are hearing talks in doha to release more hostages are reaching a serious stage. But israel has dismissed any talk of a ceasefire in return for theirfreedom. Weve just heard from the un that 20 trucks have crossed the border bringing much needed aid into the strip. The head of the Main Un Agency Helping Palestinians in gaza says hundreds of truckloads of aid are needed every...

of a world cup semi—finals hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. saudi arabia is set to host the mens 2034 world cup after australia opted against mounting a rival bid. the decision was confirmed only hours before fifas deadline for declarations of interest on tuesday in their accelerated bidding process. saudi arabia was the only other country to put their name forward to host the tournament, so they are effectively the sole bidder.... something that might shock some people ...

in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. a recap of the latest developments in gaza. israel has confirmed that it hit the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza. we have been getting more details on the israeli military spokesperson. he said the target was a senior and important hamas battalion commander, and described him as a pivotal in the planning and execution of the october the 7th attacks. he said the idf had strike in between buildings,...

Venezuela has agreed to release 10 US hostages and extradite a fugitive billionaire in exchange for the release of Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro.

US President Joe Biden confirmed earlier on Friday that Hamas released the two women and thanked Qatar, as well as Israel, for their partnership.

Iran has arrested a fourth US citizen as the US and Iran negotiate in Oman over the release of Iranian-Americans held by Iran.

On March 30, Russia’s Federal Security Service informed that it had detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and opened an espionage case against him for collecting state secrets about the military-industrial complex

White House bolsters hostage policy as longest-held journalist marks 10 years in captivity and 60-plus families push for relatives' release 

Member of an Islamic State cell called 'Beatles' for their British accents was handed lifetime prison sentence in US for taking part in beheading American hostages. Alexanda Kotey had pleaded guilty to murdering US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig. The sentencing hearing was held by US District Judge TS Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia. Family members of the hostages were present at the emotionally charged sentencing.

In the early hours of this morning. lara symons from the charity hostage international described to me the support thats available for hostages and their families while theyre going through their ordeal. h osta g es hostages and families coming through this sort of ordeal, either kidnap our estate attention, they are facing a glut of difficulties. it is a hugelyjoyful moment. let me say, we are absolutely ecstatic to see nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori back home. i think they re...