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Syria opposition threatens to quit suspended talks

Syria’s Saudi-backed opposition says it will only talk about a ceasefire when there is a transition without President Assad after withdrawing from peace talks in Geneva.

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  • Syria’s Saudi-backed opposition says it will only talk about a ceasefire when there is a transition without President Assad after withdrawing from peace talks in Geneva.
  • In the UK, leading figures from the arms trade host ministers at a banquet just hours after lawmakers demand a halt to weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
  • Israeli forces open fire on two Palestinian boats arresting the four fishermen on board and taking them to an Israeli port.
  • The French president rules out giving Britain a veto over eurozone policies, saying there should be no further changes to proposed reforms to keep Britain in the EU.
  • European Union lawmakers express outrage at how member states and institutions are turning a blind eye to a growing number of hate crimes against refugees.