Russia's foreign minister says UN-sponsored talks on Syria will be postponed until the end of February.

The UN Security Council has officially welcomed a Russian-Turkish brokered ceasefire in Syria. It's hoped it will help pave the way for peace talks which are due to be held in Kazakhstan in January.

Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry discusses his vision for peace between Israel and Palestine, just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized the US for failing to veto a UN resolution criticizing Jewish settlements in Palestinian lands.

Syrian activists say Russian jets have bombed the besieged city of Aleppo. It's the first raid on the eastern rebel-held part of the city since the ceasefire began last Monday.

The Egyptian foreign minister has visited Jerusalem with the hope of resuscitating peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, but Sameh Shoukry's trip also underlines a warming relationship between Egypt and Israel.