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• Syria's Chemical Gas Attack, Trump Blames Obama

  Syria's chemical gas attack in a rebel-held area in Idlib highlighted the hole in the Trump administration’s foreign policymaking.

• Argetina's foreign minister answers possible nomination for United Nations secretary-general as screening begins

  Argentine Foreign Minister Susanna Malcorra shared her thoughts on her rumored recommendation to the United Nations' top post.

• Syrian President Assad adamant in refusing negotiations with 2 militant groups, calls for their exclusion in Geneva peace talks

  The Syrian government has expressed its desire to block 2 opposition groups from attending the Geneva peace talks on the Syrian conflict. Syria and close ally Russia view both militant groups as extremists.

• After Russia U.N. veto, countries seek court for Flight MH17 prosecutions

  The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a U.N.-backed court to prosecute suspects.

• Iran, big powers close to historic deal but sticky issues remain

  After more than two weeks of marathon negotiations, Iran and six world powers appeared close to a historic nuclear deal that would bring sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Tehran's atomic program, diplomats said on Sunday.

• Russia talking with U.S. on assigning blame for Syria gas attacks

  Russia said it has made some suggestions on how blame could be determined for chemical weapons attacks in war-torn Syria and will discuss the issue on Friday with the United States, which is pushing for the creation of a team of U.N. investigators.

• Russia: U.N. Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute

  Russia said on Friday the United Nations Security Council should not intervene in Burundi's constitutional dispute that has sparked the biggest political crisis in the East African state since an ethnically fuelled civil war ended in 2005.

• Clashes between Shi'ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead

  Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in several cities on Saturday against the rule of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement as clashes between Houthis and Sunnis in a southern mountainous region left 26 dead.

• International court's prosecutor shelves Darfur case for lack of U.N. support

  The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Friday that she had shelved an investigation into war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region for lack of action by the United Nations Security Council to push for arrests.