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Kerry meets Putin in Moscow

Friday, 15 July 2016 2:16 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 15 July 2016 2:16 AM ]

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 14, 2016. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

The US Secretary of State is in Moscow for talks with senior Russian officials. John Kerry has met with President Vladimir Putin to find a solution to the Syria crisis. The two sides are also expected to discuss the Ukraine crisis as well as NATO’s military buildup in Eastern Europe.

Turkey’s prime minister says there's no solution to the Syria crisis as long as President Bashar al-Assad remains in power. Binali Yildirim also accused Damascus of creating the Daesh terrorist group by adopting what he called wrong policies. Yildirim's comments come a day after he said Ankara seeks good relations with Syria.

Daesh terrorists say they have downed a Syrian warplane near the city of Dayr al-Zawr. The pilot of the MiG fighter jet is said to have been killed in the crash. A UK-based opposition group has confirmed the news but the Syrian government is yet to comment on the issue.

Britain's new finance minister says London is yet to decide on when to begin the process of leaving the E-U. Philip Hammond rejected rumors that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty will be triggered by this year's end. He said the exit procedure will begin after comprehensive talks at the UK cabinet.

The U-S Congress is set to release a report detailing possible ties of Saudi Arabia to the perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. The top secret documents are part of a congressional investigation of the attacks. They have been classified since the report's completion in 2002.

The U.S. treasury secretary says Washington will keep up sanctions pressure on Iran over its missile program as well as what he described as Tehran's support for terror. Jacob Lew made the remark on the one-year anniversary of the nuclear deal between Iran and the P-five-plus-one group of countries.

U.S. police have released footage showing officers fatally shooting an unarmed man in the city of Fresno, California. In the video, the officers shoot 19-year-old Dylan Noble four times. The cops believed Noble was reaching for a weapon, but it later turned out he was holding a plastic box.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has urged his arch-rival, Reik Machar, to cooperate with him to bring back peace to the country. Salva Kiir says he doesn't want more bloodshed in South Sudan. Last Friday, intense fighting between security forces and troops loyal to Machar left over 270 people dead.

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