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10/04/2017 GMT

G7 Meeting Focuses on Syria

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G7 nations are meeting in Italy in search of a unified approach to the Syrian conflict

Foreign ministers from the G7 industrialised nations are meeting in Italy where discussions are focused on western policy towards Syria and Russia. A former US ambassador to Damascus reflects on the options open to the Trump administration. Also in the programme; the USA, Canada and Mexico officially launch a bid to jointly host the 2026 football World Cup and; reports of imprisonment and torture of homosexuals in Chechnya.

(Picture: Syrians walk past a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Credit: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)

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