UN special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, talking to Channel 4 News about the possibility of a US strike, says it will be “regrettable” if more bombs are dropped on the Syrian people.
David Cameron says the UK is still “deeply engaged in the world”, but questions are being raised over the international impact of his defeat in the Commons over Syria.
President Obama is coming under increasing pressure to recall Congress to debate military action. Americans are following the discussion in parliament here, Jonathan Miller reports from Washington.
The UK has drafted a resolution and is seeking the backing of the UN Security Council for “all necessary measures to protect civilians” in Syria, said David Cameron.
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Pressure is mounting on the US to act if the UN finds that the “red line” of chemical weapons has been crossed – and President Obama does not want Syria to become his Rwanda.
UN inspectors prepare to visit the site of last week’s suspected chemical weapon attack outside Damascus, as President Bashar al-Assad warns that any US intervention will fail.
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Iran has warned the US not to cross the “red line” on Syria, saying it would have “severe consequences”, according to the Fars news agency.
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The United States is repositioning naval forces in the Mediterranean to give President Barack Obama the option for an armed strike on Syria, US officials have said.
Marie Harf, Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department tells Channel 4 News that the US believes there was a “chemical weapons attack in Syria”. “We want a full U.N. investigation,” she adds.
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President Obama breaks off from vacation to speak on the Egypt crisis – declaring America’s traditional co-operation “cannot continue while civilians are being killed in the streets”.
Barack Obama says the US is “reassessing” its relationship with Russia because of a number of “emerging differences”, including the temporary asylum of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
As the US prepares for showdown talks with Russia amid strained relations, an encrypted email service, believed to have been used by American fugitive Edward Snowden, is closed down.