US launches probe into whether Russia took part in ‘chemical attack’ in Syria : AP

The US has reportedly begun an investigation into whether Russia is linked to the suspected chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib, which Washington claims was carried out by Damascus. It comes after Russia condemned the US strike on a Syrian air base, which killed up to 15 people.

Allegations of chemical warfare agents at Syrian air base as groundless: Russia

The statements that the nerve gas sarin was present at the Syrian air base in Homs that was hit by a missile strike are groundless, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Mikhail Ulyanov told TASS on Friday.

Pentagon Denies Russia’s Claim That Only 23 Missile Reached Targets in Syria

The Russian Defense Ministry’s assessment that only 23 of 59 US Tomahawk missiles fired at Syria’s al-Shayrat air field is not accurate, a US defense official told Sputnik on Friday.

Strike was prepared in advance: Russia suspends Moscow-Washington deal on flights safety in Syria

Russia suspends the Memorandum on preventing incidents and ensuring flights safety during operations in Syria earlier signed with the United States in the wake of the US strike on the Syrian airbase, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Friday.

Russia to Demand Urgent UN SC Meeting Following US Missile Strike on Syria

Russia will demand an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in connection with the Thursday missile strike launched by the United States on a military airfield in Syria’s Homs province, Victor Ozerov, the chairman of the Russian Federation Council's Committee on Defense and Security, told Sputnik.

Bolivia calls for emergency meeting of UN Security Council on US missile strikes in Syria

Bolivia has requested to convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the US missile strikes on an airbase in Syria, a diplomat of a country-member of the UNSC told TASS.

US hits Syria's Assad regime base with Tomahawk missiles

The United States fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria Thursday night in retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians, U.S. officials said. It was the first direct American assault on the Assad regime and Donald Trump's most dramatic military order since becoming president.