Syria ‘agrees to halt Aleppo raids’
Syria’s government is prepared to halt aerial attacks on Aleppo for six weeks as part of a local ceasefire plan, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura says. BBC News – Middle East
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NHS ‘paying too much for medicines’
The price the NHS agrees to pay for new medicines in England could cause more harm than good by depleting funds for other services, a report argues. BBC News – UK
Ukraine calls for UN peacekeepers
President Petro Poroshenko calls for UN peacekeepers to be sent to east Ukraine after his forces withdraw from the city of Debaltseve. BBC News – Europe
Argentines rally over Nisman death
Hundreds of thousands attend marches in Argentina to mark the unresolved death one month ago of prosecutor Alberto Nisman. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Libya urges UN to lift arms embargo
Libya urges the UN Security Council at an emergency session to lift an arms embargo so it can deal with Islamic State militants. BBC News – Africa
US ‘war on those perverting Islam’
President Barack Obama tells a summit on violent extremism that the US is not at war with Islam, but with “terrorists who pervert it”. BBC News – US & Canada