Highlights 1 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks over phone. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday moved to ease the tension from US air strikes in April against Russian ally Syria, expressing a desire for a Syrian ceasefire and safe zones for the civil war's refugees. With a ceasefire ever elusive in Syria, the White House said Washington would send a representative to ceasefire talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday and Thursday. The Kremlin said Putin and Trump agreed to step up dialogue on finding ways to strengthen a ceasefire and give it stability. The White House statement said Trump and Putin also "spoke about how best to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea."

Source: India Today May 03, 2017 01:40 UTC