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In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, Putin and Rouhani agreed that the Western strikes had damaged the chances of achieving a political resolution in the seven-year Syria conflict, according to a Kremlin statement.<br><br>The US mission in Syria has not changed," the White House said today, reiterating that President Donald Trump wants forces to return home as soon as possible. International inspectors were to begin work at the site near Damascus of an alleged chemical attack that prompted an unprecedented wave of Western strikes against Syria's regime.<br><br>WASHINGTON: A new national security aide to US Vice-President Mike Pence stepped down on Sunday, only two days after being officially named to the job, after a behind-the-scenes White House argument hit the headlines, a White House official said. The governments said the Russian operations, which allegedly involve planting malware on internet routers and other equipment, could also lay the foundation for future offensive cyberattacks.<br><br>Meanwhile, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, told CBS' "Face the Nation" program that the United States would announce new economic sanctions on Monday aimed at companies "that were dealing with equipment" related to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's alleged chemical weapons use.<br><br>In Damascus, Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Mekdad, met inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog OPCW for about three hours in the presence of Russian officers and a senior Syrian security official. WASHINGTON: The US mission in Syria has not changed," the White House said on Monday, reiterating that President Donald Trump wants forces to return home as soon as possible.<br><br>The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Sunday that Western strikes on Syria had failed to achieve anything, including terrorizing the army, helping insurgents or serving the interests of Israel. BEIJING: One of China's top social networking sites announced on Monday that it will no longer be censoring content related to gay issues after the plan triggered a loud public outcry.<br><br>The Syrian government and its ally Russia have denied involvement in any such attack. US President Donald Trump has unleashed a torrent of rage against former FBI Director James Comey. The strikes have ratcheted up the international tension, as the US and Russia exchanged threats of retaliation.<br><br>US to impose new economic sanctions on Russia for aiding Syria as Donald Trump warns America remains locked and loaded'' for another missile strike. BEIJING: Chinese exporters of goods from electronics to motorcycle parts are scrambling to insulate themselves from US President Donald Trump's proposed tariff hike.<br><br>The White House scrambled today to walk back UN Ambassador Nikki Haley's weekend announcement that new economic sanctions against Russia are imminent, but stressed the penalties are still being considered. On Saturday, the United States, France and Britain launched 105 missiles targeting what the Pentagon said were three chemical weapons facilities in Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack in Douma on April 7.<br><br>Meanwhile, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, told CBS' "Face the Nation" program that the United States would announce new economic sanctions on Monday aimed at companies "that were dealing with equipment" related to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's alleged chemical weapons use.<br><br>The Western countries blame Assad for the Douma attack that killed dozens of people. The former FBI Director told ABC [https://foursquare.com/user/489173508/list/latest-international-news-headlines news today] he had misgivings about Trump from the start. WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has criticised former FBI Director James Comey, whose controversial memoirs will go on sale this coming week, adding that it is time to move on" from the Russia investigation.