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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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Mon 26 Feb 201814:06GMT

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  • Mon 26 Feb 201814:06GMT

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