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Hours after President Trump accused the Syrian government of crossing “many, many lines”, 59 Tomahawk missiles fired from two US warships in the Mediterranean Sea struck the government controlled Shayrat airbase.

The full text of Trump's statement on the cruise missile strike on Syria, as provided by the White House

Trump blamed Syrian President Bashar Assad for the attack and called on the international community to join him in trying to end the bloodshed.

The two leaders agreed to stay in close communication to enhance cooperation on the North Korea issue and other regional issues of mutual interest, the White House said.

The worldwide women's marches that millions attended the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration are being honoured at this year's PEN Literary Gala.

Iceland's parliament has presented a bill that would require public and private businesses to prove they offer equal pay to employees, in what would be the first such requirement in the world.

The United States, Britain and France on Tuesday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution to condemn a suspected deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria, which diplomats said would likely be put to a vote on Wednesday.

The US said on that countries using veto to scuttle sanctioning of terrorists will not "preclude" it from taking actions, amid continued Chinese opposition to efforts to get Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN.

Iran on Monday said it has reservations on the appointment of Pakistan's former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif as the head of the Saudi-led 39-nation Islamic military alliance, warning that it may "impact" the unity among Muslim countries.

The speaker of South Africa's parliament said on Sunday she would consider a request from opposition parties to hold a no confidence vote on President Jacob Zuma.

After four years of tension with the United States, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi now has a fan in the White House and on Monday he meets President Donald Trump.

France's presidential election race is looking tighter than it was seven days ago with three weeks to run before voting starts, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.

It would also effectively forbid cities from offering their own job and restroom protections to vulnerable groups for nearly four years.

Nikki Haley, the US Permanent Representative to the UN, has claimed that her mother was not allowed to be a judge in India because she was a woman, while in fact women have been judges in the country since at least 1937.

First Lady Melania Trump made the case for women's "empowerment" at a ceremony on Wednesday honouring a dozen activists who have overcome great odds to advance human rights around the world.

The United States warned on Wednesday that it would use its presidency of the UN Security Council to review the performance of peacekeeping missions worldwide.