Talks on the crisis in Syria convened by John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne have ended after more than four hours without a joint ministerial statement from the nine countries taking part.  The US secretary of state said the meeting in Switzerland with top diplomats from Russia,...

(theguardian)- The far left’s ideology is not “leftwing” in any sense that a socialist from the 19th or 20th centuries would have understood. It is simply opposition to the west whatever the west does. Occidentalism explains the appearances of Labour’s leaders on Iran’s propaganda...

(Al Arabyia)- Washington, Moscow and key regional players who met in Switzerland for Syria peace talks have decided to “prolong contacts,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday. “We agreed that we must prolong our contacts over the coming days while taking into account...

(theguardian)- Russian warships are expected to sail through the Channel next week at a time of heightened tensions between Britain and Moscow over the war in Syria. The navy said it and Nato routinely monitor other nations’ fleets when they enter UK waters, but the voyage comes amid...