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The UN's human rights chief warned Wednesday that an "apocalypse" orchestrated by the Syrian regime and its foreign allies will follow the devastating crisis unfolding in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. SOUNDBITE
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits rescue workers at the site of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, following Monday's massive earthquake that killed and injured thousands of people. IMAGES
Images of the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) before its 28th Conference of States Parties in the Hague, Netherlands. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says that NATO would "respond" if Russian President Vladimir Putin used a chemical weapon in his war on Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
NATO is stepping up chemical and nuclear defences for it forces in eastern Europe in the face of fears over Russia's war on Ukraine, says alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
Damascus, May 27 (EFE).- Syrian President Bashar al Assad was reelected to a fourth term and will continue governing the wartorn Arab nation for seven more years, reportedly garnering 95.1 percent of the vote in a controversial election held this week in the territories under his control.(Camera: YOUSSEF BADAWI)SHOT LIST: SYRIANS CELEBRATE PRESIDENT BASHAR AL ASSAD'S REELECTION IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA.