Russia, U.S. set August deadline to push Syria peace talks

The United Nations-sponsored talks in Geneva mark the most serious effort yet to end the war that has killed more than a quarter of a million people. The conflict has sparked a refugee exodus to Europe and given Islamic State a safe haven from which to expand across the region and plot terror attacks such as Tuesday's bombings in Belgium. The attacks that killed 31 and injured 270 in Brussels, the worst in Belgium's history, have given an added sense of urgency to efforts to end the Syrian crisis.










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