ALEPPO, Syria: The United Nations has urged Syria’s government to allow immediate aid deliveries to hunger-stricken civilians on Friday after a fragile ceasefire was extended for 48 hours by Russia and the United States.

In a sign of renewed tensions between the two powers, who back opposing sides in the conflict, key regime ally Moscow accused Washington of failing to meet its obligations under the truce deal it brokered with Moscow.

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