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US secretary of state John Kerry expressed gratitude to Russia for its willingness to try to arrange a “Geneva Two” conference to negotiate an end to the conflict. Photograph: Reuters
Syria ‘very likely’ to have used chemical weapons, says UK

Britain said yesterday it was “very likely” the Syrian government had used chemical weapons, and Turkey announced it was stepping up testing of(...)

French foreign affairs minister Laurent Fabius whose declaration was the most eagerly awaited. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters
French cabinet ministers forced to publicly declare assests

a third of President François Hollande’s 33 cabinet ministers jumped the gun, publicly declaring the value of their apartments, houses, (...)

French president Francois Hollande speaks to junior minister for budget Jerome Cahuzac at the end of a government meeting about employment and the economic situation in France at the Elysee Palace in Paris in January. Photograp: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
France to publish ministers' assets as scandal deepens

France's Socialist government has promised to publish details of individual ministers' assets next week as it scrambled to stem a deepening sc(...)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore with EU policy chief Catherine Ashton and EU foreign ministers in Dublin Castle yesterday. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Foreign ministers at odds over whether to lift Syrian arms embargo

Disagreements over whether the EU should lift its arms embargo to empower Syrian opposition forces dom(...)

Former French junior minister for budget Jérôme Cahuzac (centre), flanked by successor Bernard Cazeneuve (right) and finance minister Pierre Moscovici, at the finance ministry in Paris yesterday. Photograph: Reuters
Hollande sacks budget minister under investigation for tax fraud

The French junior minister for the budget, Jérôme Cahuzac, who was responsible for pursuing tax cheats, has been sacked by President François H(...)

A Free Syrian Army mortar attached to a car for pulling to the front line, to be used against forces loyal to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad. Photograph: Mohamed Kaddoor/Shaam News Network/Reuters
France warns of unilateral action on Syria

France and Britain will push for an urgent EU meeting to re-consider the embargo on arming the Syria n opposition. If unanimity cannot be reach, th(...)

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