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France's Hollande heads to Russia hoping for Syria breakthrough

French president will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin as part of push for international cooperation against Islamic State following Paris attacks.

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France's president heads to Moscow on Thursday to try to win concessions from Russia's Vladimir Putin to fight Islamic State and press on with a political solution in Syria, but diplomats warn that major differences will make a breakthrough difficult, reports Reuters.

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