UN: Let Aid Into Syria's Ghouta Now

As Syrian and Russian warplanes bomb rebel-held district near Damascus for fifth day running, a senior UN humanitarian official says it's time for ‘all parties’ to the conflict to allow in aid.

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Picture: Smoke plumes rising following a reported regime air strike in the rebel-held town of Arbin, in the besieged region of Eastern Ghouta. Credit: Getty Images.