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“Well, we coordinate the efforts against ISIL”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a joint press conference with his USA counterpart John Kerry.

The crisis is expected to be high on the agenda as world leaders gather at the United Nations in New York, and Putin is expected to hold rare talks with US President Barack Obama to discuss the issue later on Monday.

The U.S. Congress failed to block the implementation of a deal between Iran and six world powers that trades curbs on Iran’s nuclear program for the elimination of many sanctions that have been placed on the country.

He said Syrian peace is a priority, and suggested that he would be willing to negotiate with Assad to secure the future of the country.

“Barring either regime victory over the insurgency, which is unlikely, or a USA policy shift toward political transition away from Assad – which would bring regional allies and insurgents on board against ISIS – I don’t see any prospect of defeating...

Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, celebrated for his macho bravura, and pop star Elton John, known for his elaborate costumes, ballads and gay activism, coming together in a phone conversation that the singer said had been initiated by the Kremlin.

That is partly because the drop in oil prices has pulled down the cost of gas, since the two are linked in the supply contract between Ukraine’s OAO Naftogaz and Russia’s OAO Gazprom.

Iraq has agreed to set up a cell increasing intelligence coordination with Russian Federation, Syria and Iran in the fight against the Islamic State group, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

While most of his fellow Republican presidential hopefuls are calling for a bigger military effort to destroy the group, Trump said the USA should reduce its already small footprint in Syria.

“There was no conversation”.

Iraq has agreed to set up a cell increasing intelligence coordination with Russian Federation, Syria and Iran in the fight against the Islamic State group, a government spokesman said on Sunday. A $500 million program aimed at producing militants capable of taking on the Islamic...

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Lebanon’s prime minister tells the United Nations that the Syrian refugee crisis is costing his tiny country one-third of its gross domestic product and strangling development.

– Reuters pic, September 23, 2015.Brent crude oil rose towards US$50 RM217) a barrel on Wednesday as a drawdown in U.S. crude oil stocks outweighed the negative impact of weak economic manufacturing data from China.

The leaders will meet in New York City on Monday since both will be in town for the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, reports Reuters.