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British Prime Minister Theresa May says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers "must be held to account" if a suspected poison gas attack on the rebel-held town of Douma is confirmed. International outrage has mounted against the alleged use of the weapons, with US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron vowing strong responses. SOUNDBITE
Syrian government negotiators arrive in Geneva to join UN-backed peace talks to end the civil war, adamant that they will not tolerate any discussion of President Bashar al-Assad's ouster. IMAGES
A peace deal has been reached between the United States and Russia over the war in Syria, but those on the ground in the embattled country are hardly optimistic. Nathan Frandino reports.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must go in order for any Syrian transition to be successful. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Syrian army says it has captured the strategic town of Kansaba in the coastal province of Latakia. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).