World News Roundup: Migrant Senegalese teenager wrestling for Canary Islands future; 'No sense of fatigue' when it comes to support for Ukraine, Blinken says and more

But as mediators try to secure extensions to a truce between Israel and Hamas to enable more hostage releases, the Palestinian militant group may struggle to locate more captives in the chaos of the conflict, Palestinian and Egyptian security sources familiar with the talks said. Netherlands politician Wilders says minority cabinet an option Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Wednesday said that forming a minority government with himself as prime minister is one possibility, following last week's election in which his Freedom Party (PVV) won the most seats.

Following is a summary of current world news briefs.

Migrant Senegalese teenager wrestling for Canary Islands future

Amid cheers from the crowd, 13-year-old Senegalese migrant Cheik Ndaa tricks his opponent into falling over and wins his first tournament in Lucha Canaria, a traditional form of wrestling in Spain's Canary Islands. Ndaa, who arrived on a wooden fishing boat in July, has picked up the sport quickly thanks to its similarity with a form of wrestling he practised in his birth place Dakar.

'No sense of fatigue' when it comes to support for Ukraine, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that there was "no sense of fatigue" among NATO allies when it came to helping Ukraine. "We must and we will continue to support Ukraine," he said after a NATO-Ukraine meeting in Brussels, adding that NATO allies were unanimous on this position and that he was also hearing continued support for Ukraine in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

US military aircraft crashes in sea off Japan killing at least one

A U.S. military aircraft carrying six people crashed into the sea in western Japan on Wednesday, killing at least one crew member with the condition of at least two hauled from waters unclear. Japan's coast guard said it found what appeared to be wreckage from the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey and one person who was later confirmed to have died some 3 km (2 miles) from Yakushima island.

UN calls for 'irreversible' move toward two-state solution to Israel crisis

The United Nations on Wednesday called for the international community to move towards a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, saying Jerusalem should serve as the capital of both states. "It is long past time to move in a determined, irreversible way towards a two-state solution, on the basis of United Nations resolutions and international law," said Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the U.N. office in Geneva, delivering a speech authored by U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Can Hamas locate remaining hostages in mayhem of Gaza war?

Ever since it seized more than 200 people in the deadly rampage through southern Israel that triggered the Gaza war, Hamas has hoped to use hostages as bargaining cards with Israel in order to win freedom for Palestinians in Israeli jails. But as mediators try to secure extensions to a truce between Israel and Hamas to enable more hostage releases, the Palestinian militant group may struggle to locate more captives in the chaos of the conflict, Palestinian and Egyptian security sources familiar with the talks said.

Netherlands politician Wilders says minority cabinet an option

Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Wednesday said that forming a minority government with himself as prime minister is one possibility, following last week's election in which his Freedom Party (PVV) won the most seats. Speaking to reporters after his first meeting with the "scout" appointed to handle the initial phase of what are expected to be lengthy coalition talks, Wilders said he would be "strong but reasonable" in discussions with potential partners.

Israel, Hamas seek new deal to extend Gaza truce on final day

Israel and Hamas were negotiating through mediators on Wednesday over another potential extension of the Gaza truce, with hours left to reach a deal before fighting was due to restart after a six-day pause. Families of Israeli hostages were informed on Wednesday of the names of those due to be released later in the day, Israel's public broadcaster Kan reported, the final group to be freed under the truce unless negotiators succeed in extending it.

Turkey expects to ratify Sweden's NATO accession 'within weeks' - Swedish minister

Turkey has told Sweden it expects to ratify its long-delayed accession to the NATO military alliance within weeks, Sweden's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Sweden and Finland asked to join NATO last year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is a NATO member, raised objections over what he said was the two countries' protection of groups that Ankara deems terrorists.

Pakistan's jailed Imran Khan names temporary successor for party election

Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party said on Wednesday that he had named one of his lawyers as his temporary stand-in to contest the position of party head. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party released a video showing barrister Gohar Khan announcing his nomination.

OSCE meeting causes rift over whether to share stage with Russia's Lavrov

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's annual foreign ministers' meeting on Thursday has split member states, with Baltic nations and Ukraine refusing to attend over the presence of Russia's Sergei Lavrov and urging others to as well. The OSCE is the successor to an organisation set up during the Cold War as a place for Soviet and Western powers to engage, but is now largely paralysed as Russia keeps using what is effectively a veto each country has at the security and rights body. Field missions in the Balkans and Central Asia continue.