U.N. Security Council to meet on Monday after Syria attack


  • World
  • Monday, 09 Apr 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday following rival requests by Russia and the United States after a deadly chemical attack in Syria and a warning by U.S. President Donald Trump that there would be a "big price to pay."

Russia called for a meeting of the 15-member council on "international threats to peace and security," though the precise topic of discussion was not immediately clear, diplomats said on Sunday.

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