Night of Heavy Bombing Over East Aleppo

Eyewitnesses in Aleppo say Syrian and Russian forces have carried out more than sixty attacks in one day, as they continue to lay siege to the rebel-held east of the city. A teacher there tells us food and other supplies are running out.

Donald Trump responds to criticism about his transition team, including his son-in-law, Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner.

The BBC World Service is expanding to offer news in more languages, including Afaan Oromo, Am-haric, Tigrinya, Gujarati, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi; Yoruba, Pidgin and Igbo.

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(Photo: Rescuers inspect a destroyed building in the Syrian village of Kfar Jales, on the outskirts of Idlib, following air strikes by Syrian and Russian warplanes on November 16, 2016. Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images.)