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Trump tones down tweets on a missile response in Syria

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US President Donald J. Trump Source: AAP

United States President Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric on a possible missile strike in Syria in retaliation to an alleged chemical weapons attack. Russia says it would view a strike as a war crime and is warning, if carried out, it could trigger a direct US-Russia military clash.


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United States President Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric on a possible missile strike in Syria in retaliation to an alleged chemical weapons attack. Russia says it would view a strike as a war crime and is warning, if carried out, it could trigger a direct US-Russia military clash.



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