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Blinken underlines US support for Israel-Palestine two-state solution

The US secretary of state Antony Blinken underlines Washington's support for a two-state solution in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has underlined Washington's support for a two-state solution in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians on a visit to the region today.

But first, there's the matter of calming the current surge in violence. We'll get a Palestinian view on what needs to happen.

Also in the programme: Pope Francis is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa's largest Roman Catholic community: and how an unexpected best actress nomination has reignited the row about racism and the Oscars.

(Photo shows Antony Blinken speaking during a press conference in Jerusalem on January 2023. Credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/Reuters.)

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