Syria says to observe 48-hour Aleppo truce

Syrian emergency personnel secure a street after rockets fired by militants hit Al-Dabbeet hospital in the government-controlled neighborhood of Muhafaza in Aleppo, May 3, 2016. ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The Syrian military says it will respect a 48-hour Aleppo truce after Russia and the US agreed to extend a cessation of hostilities in Syria to the province.
  • Turkey's ruling party is to hold an extraordinary congress amid doubts over the future of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and reports of his split with the president.
  • In the US, Ohio Governor John Kasich ends his presidential campaign leaving Donald Trump as the sole Republican candidate.
  • NATO's new American supreme commander says he will strengthen the alliance's stance against Russia in eastern Europe.
  • Central European countries reject a proposal by the European Commission on migration policy with Hungary saying proposed fines amount to blackmail.

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