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Russian for peace. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the first aid using newly—opened crossing points arrives in rebel—held parts of syria, which have been devasted by the recent earthquake. lets turn to the united states — the military says it has recovered electronics parts from the suspected chinese surveillance balloon that it shot down earlier this month. the us says it was being used to spy on sensitive military sites. china denies that — and ...

What is the most striking here, is, even in aleppo, which has suffered so much these many years, this moment, that moment, a week or more ago, was about the worst these people have experienced. so an urgent demand for aid in syria amid complex politics. the area affected is controlled by multiple groups. they include the syrian and turkish governments, kurds, andjihadi rebels in the north—west idlib province. the bab—el—hawa crossing over the turkish border is currently the only approved r...

And to be delivered to international organisations there. no, this is not new. this is eight years old. why does that have to be there? people are asking, why do you have to go through the security council? why should the humanitarian needs to be hostage to the gridlock of the security council, where russia and china veto the uns...? thats a long story, its to do with the syrian governments claims for sovereignty, but i want to say this on that issue. i dont think its right to give up hope that ...

Syria. the images we have seen a heartbreaking, it took four days to aid to arrive from the united nations into syria, how do you explain that? nations into syria, how do you explain that?— explain that? there are four crossin: explain that? there are four crossing points _ explain that? there are four crossing points the - explain that? there are four crossing points the un - explain that? there are four crossing points the un can l explain that? there are four . crossing points the un can us...

But you understand it is like a -- some of what we send in there is not going to the people wee trying to help. >> youre on the front lines. what do you think of this dilemma. >> the humanitarian aid with medical kits and basic cash and food supplies and largest suppliers, there is very little leakage from that because we track every ounce that goes in. when youre talking about rebuilding roads and schools, it is a different game. but remember, for 12 years president assad has had the chance to ...

>> youre on the front lines. what do you think of this dilemma. >> the humanitarian aid with medical kits and basic cash and food supplies and largest suppliers, there is very little leakage from that because we track every ounce that goes in. when youre talking about rebuilding roads and schools, it is a different game. but remember, for 12 years president assad has had the chance to deliver aid to, cross conflict lines. it is basically zero. the u.n. reports on this every six months. the reaso...

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Amplify the number of cross—border points so that we can deliver all the goods that are in need because we are confronted with, as martin has said, a terrible catastrophe and we have more than 25 —— more than 20,000 people on the move at the current moment because they have become homeless and they need urgent shelter and food, hot food, and also, heaters to confront the very negative temperature in the region. ijust negative temperature in the region. i just want to go back to the idea of...

To say this on that issue. i dont think its right to give up hope that we will get access. we are looking very, very actively and firmly and hard for opening up two more crossing points... through turkey into... through turkey into the north—west, in the coming days. were going to put a resolution where we go before the security council. if anybody wants to veto it, let them do so. the case for those two additional crossing points is a black—and—white humanitarian case. this is not politic...

To be hostage to the gridlock of the people are asking, "why should the humanitarian needs to be hostage to the gridlock of the security council, where russia and china vetoed the un?" that is a long story, it is to do with the syrian governments claims for sovereignty, but i want to say this on that issue. i dont think it is right to give up hope that we will get access. we are looking very, very actively and firmly and hard for opening up two more crossing points... through turkey into... thro...