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Iraq says the cooperation is a result of “increased Russian concern about the presence of thousands of terrorists from Russia undertaking criminal acts with the Islamic State”.

A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State in Iraq, Colonel Steve Warren, says the US objects to Syria being part of the intelligence-sharing group.

The views expressed are his own.

He is due to tell leaders at a summit in New York that Mr Assad could remain temporarily in power at the head of a transitional government.

“In the past we used to export oil; now we export security”, Rouhani said. The White House said it would focus on Ukraine, where the two countries remain at loggerheads over Russian support for pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels in Ukraine’s east, and getting Moscow...

UNITED NATIONS French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday he would give an additional 4 billion euros ($4.47 billion) in public aid for development in poor countries from 2020. He said that while it was vital to coordinate efforts against Islamic State militants this was...

You see, here’s the thing, in any country- and in the United States, I believe this happens even more often than in any other country- foreign political factors are used for domestic political battles.

U.S. President Obama sits after making remarks at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2015 in New York City.

President Obama spoke before Putin at the General Assembly, but his remarks may as well have been a direct response to Putin.

“It’s good I’ve got my second meeting with Rouhani”.

In his speech, Putin was expected to emphasise Russia’s efforts to resolve the Syrian civil war and combat the Islamic State extremist group, contrasting it with the US-led military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

Mr Putin said Russia’s support for the Assad government was based on the UN Charter.

As world leaders convene in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton told NBC News’ Chuck Todd she would pursue a fight against ISIS while at the same time working to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.

While noting that the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had seen the number of people worldwide living in poverty reduced by half, he said that with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), however, “we acknowledge that eradicating poverty in all its forms...

This is one theory, but there is not a firm conclusion within the Obama administration about why Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending aircraft, tanks and missiles into the wartorn country, several senior USA officials told CNN.