France and Iran voiced concern over escalating violence in Syria on April 12, echoing warnings from the United States and Russia as fighting near the city of Aleppo put more pressure on a fragile truce agreement.

G7 Foreign Ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to further international cooperation on maritime security and safety in a statement released on April 11. 

Personnel issues and strengthening the government apparatus will be the main focuses of the 8th Lao National Assembly’s first meeting, slated to open on April 20, a Lao official has said. 

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The Syrian army was on April 11 reported to be sending reinforcements to Aleppo, where renewed fighting is threatening a fragile truce in the run-up to the next round of peace talks.

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The food situation for 60,000 civilians trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja is extremely worrying and likely to deteriorate unless aid gets into the city, the UN World Food Programme said on April 11.

A truce aimed at ending more than a year of war in Yemen appeared to be largely holding on April 11, although residents said fighting was still going on in parts of the country.

At least 18 Philippine soldiers were killed and 53 others wounded during clashes between government troops and the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group on Basilan island on April 9, according to the Philippine military.

The militant cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed in, Belgian prosecutors said on April 10.