*)UN says Assad regime and Russia committed war crimes

A new UN report says Syria's Assad regime and Russia committed war crimes in Idlib in 2019.

The UN says it has reasonable grounds to believe Russia carried out air strikes on a popular market, a camp for displaced people and medical facilities.

The attacks killed dozens of Syrian civilians in July and August.

*)Coronavirus pandemic latest

The global coronavirus death toll has passed 3,100 with over 90,000 people infected.

New countries infected over the past 24 hours include Latvia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Indonesia.

World Health Organization says outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan were the agency's greatest concern.

*)Exit polls show Netanyahu leads after Israeli election

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming victory in the country's third election in a year.

Exit polls suggest he has a narrow lead over his rival Benny Gantz.

Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party and its allies are projected to win 59 seats in parliament – two seats short of forming a majority government.

*)Stage set for Super Tuesday

The stage is set for Super Tuesday, the most important night of the US Democratic campaign for presidential nominee.

Voters in 14 states will choose their candidate to compete against Donald Trump in November's election.

Bernie Sanders has a decent lead over Joe Biden, but Michael Bloomberg could find enough votes to sneak in.

And finally,

*)Indonesia’s most active volcano erupts

Massive smoke and ash columns rocketed 6,000 meters into the sky after a volcano erupted in Indonesia.

The eruption of Mount Merapi on the main island of Java also unleashed searing gas clouds two kilometres down its slopes.

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes as it sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a series of fault lines around the ocean.