US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Russia with an unusual and thankless task -- standing firm against the rival power even as his boss, President Donald Trump, reaches out to reconcile.

Mike Pompeo heads to Russia as US diplomacy turns schizophrenic

More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups, including influential Islamists, have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on ending Syria`s war

Syria rebels reject Sochi peace initiative

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Mike Pompeo heads to Russia as US diplomacy turns schizophrenic

Syria rebels reject Sochi peace initiative