
Syria War: New UN Truce Plea
The UN has renewed its appeal for an immediate truce in the besieged Syrian rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, amid reports of more deaths in air strikes.
The UN has renewed its appeal for an immediate truce in the besieged Syrian rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, amid reports of more deaths in air strikes. The UN secretary general António Guterres called for the bombing to stop.
Also in the programme: China's communist party gives the green light to a lifetime presidency and we explore what some call 'the most important room in the world'.
Picture: a Syrian man walking next to damaged buildings following regime air strikes in the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region. Credit: Hamza Al-Ajweh//AFP/Getty Images.
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