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A woman has been killed and five other people injured after Russian and regime planes bombed Idlib province days after a summit between Russian President Putin and Turkish President Erdogan.

Millions of Syrians face catastrophe if Russia and China veto cross-border aid vote The Security Council will vote today on whether to keep a key crossing from Turkey into rebel-held Idlib open for UN aid 9 July 2021 • 6:00am Children living in camps along the border between Turkey and northwestern Syria Credit: Mohammed Ozkam/Anadolu Agency Millions of Syrians living in the rebel-controlled northwest face a deadly humanitarian crisis if a United Nations cross-border aid delivery mandate is n...

Russia skips UN talks on Syria cross-border aid access; China pushes for ‘solution over unilateral sanctions Reuters Russia skips UN talks on Syria cross-border aid access; China pushes for ‘solution’ over unilateral sanctions Russia skipped UN Security Council negotiations on Tuesday on whether to extend approval for cross-border aid access into Syria, diplomats said, as China pushed for "solutions" to its concerns about unilateral sanctions and aid transparency. The cou...

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, July 6 (Reuters) - Russia skipped U.N. Security Council negotiations on Tuesday on whether to extend approval for cross-border aid access into Syria, diplomats said, as China pushed for "solutions" to its concerns about unilateral sanctions and aid transparency. The council mandate for the long-running U.N. operation delivering aid into northern Syria from Turkey is due to expire on Saturday. Veto-powers Russia and China are wary of renewing it, while Western membe...

Russia skips U.N. talks on Syria cross-border aid access -diplomats This content was published on July 6, 2021 - 22:38 July 6, 2021 - 22:38 By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia skipped U.N. Security Council negotiations on Tuesday on whether to extend approval for cross-border aid access into Syria, diplomats said, as China pushed for "solutions" to its concerns about unilateral sanctions and aid transparency. The council mandate for the long-running U.N. operation delivering aid int...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces on Thursday shelled villages in the last rebel holdout in the country’s northwest, killing at least 11 people and sending hundreds fleeing, activists and rescuers said. The shelling hit a residential area in Ablin, a village in Idlib province where opposition fighters and militants still hold territories. Rescue workers, […]

BEIRUT (AP) — A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk...

A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving aid, including food and COVID-19 vaccines, if Russia manages to block at the U.N. Security Council the use of the last remaining cross-border corridor for U.N. aid into rebel-held northwestern Syria.

BEIRUT (AP) — A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk...

The US Ambassador to the United Nations announced nearly $240 million in humanitarian funding to support the people of Syria, Syrian refugees and countries hosting them, and called for access through international crossings to allow the delivery of aid.