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Syria will grant the United Nations permission to use a key crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians in rebel-held northwest Syria for a period of six months, Bassam Sabbagh, Syrian ambassador to the UN, tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
A Qatari convoy with supplies for quake-hit northwest Syria arrives at Bab al-Hawa border crossing via Turkey. IMAGES
The first UN aid convoy for earthquake victims arrive at Bab al-Hawa border crossing in rebel-held northwestern Syria. IMAGES
"Northwestern Syria is now a disaster area," says spokesperson for the Syrian Civil Defense in rebel-held areas, Ismail Alabdallah, in an appeal to the international community to offer support. SOUNDBITE
Civilians evacuated from Russian occupied areas, including Mariupol, arrive in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The United States is warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex regions in the country's east, while the European Union is telling member states to brace for a complete breakdown in Russian gas supplies as it prepares a new package of sanctions. IMAGES
Civilians, among them British nationals and Afghan civilians eligible under the UK's Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) are evacuated by the British Army in Kabul. IMAGES