*)Air strikes kill at least 5 in Syria’s Idlib – SOHR

At least five civilians were killed in Syria’s de-escalation zone on Tuesday in addition to dozens of combatants on both sides, according to a war monitor.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Russia and Turkey, the brokers of the buffer region, to help stabilise Idlib province.The Assad regime’s current offensive on Idlib and Hama has killed at least 230 civilians and displaced 330,000 people, the UN said.

*)UN calls for transparent probe into Morsi death

The United Nations has called for an investigation into the death of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt says the 67-year-old suffered a heart attack during a court hearing on Monday.

At a funeral prayer in absentia in Istanbul, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he suspects foul play.*)Trump launches 2020 campaign bid in FloridaUS President Donald Trump has officially launched his campaign for re-election in 2020.

At a rally in Orlando, Florida, he said he was the only candidate who can “keep America great”.

Trump said the "American Dream" is in peril from illegal immigrants and insisted his Mexico border wall will still go ahead.

*)Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018 – UNMore than 70 million people were forcibly displaced in 2018 by war, violence or persecution.According to the UNHCR, the majority of people were displaced from Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar.Turkey has accommodated the largest number of refugees, followed by Pakistan, Uganda and Germany.

*)Platini released after 15 hours of questioning

And finally,

Once one of the most powerful men in football, Michel Platini was held by the police for 15 hours over a World Cup bid.

French police released the former UEFA president from custody after questioning.

No charges have been brought against Platini, who is being investigated for awarding the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.