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US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States and Russia were "very pleased" with the progress made in destroying Syria's chemical weapons.
And he offered some rare US praise for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Mr Kerry, speaking at a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said the Assad government deserved credit for its speedy compliance so far with the UN security council resolution calling for the elimination of the weapons.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?