Rebel leaders expressed every intention to avoid peace talks as long as the Syrian government continues its reported violations of last week's ceasefire agreement.
The UK's Prime Minister has distanced the nation from the Obama administration's singling out of Israel for blame over the failure of the peace process, aligning itself more closely with Trump.
A panel of judges rejected a petition by Jakarta's Christian governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama to throw out his blasphemy case for misquoting a Koranic verse.
US Vice-President Joe Biden’s office denies claims that he intervened ahead of the passing of an anti-Israel UN resolution, convincing Ukraine to support it.
'From the information that we have, we have no doubt that the Obama administration initiated it, stood behind it, coordinated on the wording and demanded that it be passed.'
France and the UK are pushing for a UN Security Council resolution sanctioning Syrian officials and entities for chemical weapons attacks in Syria's civil war.