https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The UN Security Council could vote as early as this weekend on a French-drafted proposal to allow international observers in Syria's Aleppo and ensure urgent deliveries of aid, the US envoy said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161216/france-makes-un-push-for-aleppo-observers Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:46:50 +0100 france-makes-un-push-for-aleppo-observers France on Thursday requested urgent closed-door consultations at the UN Security Council on the evacuation of civilians from the Syrian city of Aleppo and plans for deliveries of aid, diplomats said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161215/hollande-blasts-russia-over-broken-promises-on-aleppo Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:41:08 +0100 hollande-blasts-russia-over-broken-promises-on-aleppo The UN Security Council will vote on two rival resolutions on Syria on Saturday, one drafted by France calling for an end to air raids on Aleppo and a second by Russia that makes no mention of a halt to the bombings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161008/russia-to-veto-french-un-resolution-for-aleppo-ceasefire Sat, 08 Oct 2016 09:20:03 +0200 russia-to-veto-french-un-resolution-for-aleppo-ceasefire France's envoy to the United Nations asserted Sunday that war crimes were being committed in Syria's battered city of Aleppo, as the Security Council met for urgent talks on the escalating military campaign. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160925/war-crimes-being-committed-in-aleppo-french-un-envoy Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:38:53 +0200 war-crimes-being-committed-in-aleppo-french-un-envoy