From traveling to lebanon. And coming up later in sports. Sepp blatter and Michel Platini have their bans from football reduced from eight years to six. The u. N. Says that it has delivered its first drop of aid to th a besieged syrian town. The trucks were unable to reach the town last week because of isilcontrolled territory. There has been a development in the planned cessation treaty. And the last hour the Syrian Kurdish fighters, the ypg said at a the they will abidely the cessation of hostilities. We have more now on the latest developments. As a meeting of the u. N. Security council to discussed humanitarian situation in syria, the stinging criticism of the Syrian Government of delaying and blocking aid to besieged areas from the u. N. Humanitarian chief stephen obrien, they were putting bureaucratic obstacles in the way. He had a rare bit of good news about the town in syria. Earlier this morning a wef plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items into the city. Weve seen i
Vegas. Iranians head to the polls in key elections. We are live in tehran. All of that, plus im phil lavelle in los angeles, where we are now days away from the oscars, but it is who and what isnt nominated this year that people are talking about. So well start with syria, there is said to be evidence that Kurdish Forces are coordinating with the Assad Government and the russian military. The evidence of such coordination is called, quote, very disturbing. Paul brennan has more. Reporter syrias complex civil war has become even more complicates by the presence of isil both in syria and iraq, leaving combatants and their backers fighting on multiple fronts. The British Foreign secretary has been briefing the parliament. There was extraordinary resellence of kurdish fighters in iraq, but syria is different. What we have seen is very disturbing evidence of coordination between syrian Kurdish Forces, the syrian regime, and the russian air force, which is making us distinctly uneasy about t
Are talking about. Find out why shortly. Hello. We begin in syria where the u. N. Says it has delivered the first air drop of aid to daraa zor. Our diplomatic editor, james bayes is at the United Nations in new york, and joins us live. Do we have any more details, james . Reporter yes, we have been getting more details when this was announced to the u. N. Security council. This is very important that this aid is getting to daraa zor, as you say a place effectively surrounded by isil. Its important that the humanitarian aid is getting in too, as part of the political process to try to encourage everyone this is seen as one of those items that could encourage sides involved in the conflict to take part in the cessation of hostilities, which is supposed to take place from saturday. Com mat cuss time. The announcement was made by the u. N. s humanitarian chief, steven obrien. Earlier this morning a wfp plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items into daraa zor. We have received initi
From the oscars, but it is who was not nominated that people are talking about this year. Hello, russia says it has started ceasefire negotiations with rebel groups in syria. It follows an agreement between russia and the u. S. For cessation of hostilities that is set to begin on saturday. Lets bring in james bayes at the United Nations in new york. James what more do you know . Reporter well, this is happening at the same time as other things are happening here at the United Nations. And what i think they are try doing is put all of the pieces in place to try to give this idea of a cessation of hostilities the best chance it could have. I can tell you the other very Important Development in the past few minutes news from the United Nations, an announcement to the u. N. Security council that for the first time, the u. N. Has air dropped aid to daraa, the place where they cant get aid in by land, because it is effectively besieged by isil. 21 tons of aid have been delivered to daraa. Th
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