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A Russian passenger jet carrying 224 people crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shortly after takeoff

A Russian passenger jet carrying 224 people crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shortly after takeoff. The Airbus was headed from a resort city on the Red Sea to St. Petersburg, Russia, but ended up in an area where ISIS-affiliated militants operate. Airliners are avoiding that airspace after ISIS claimed responsibility for the deadly crash even though there's no evidence the extremists were behind it. Allen Pizzey reports from Cairo.

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New video from inside Syria shows us the war's violence

The largest-ever diplomatic push for peace in Syria is underway in Vienna. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with ministers from nearly 20 countries to try to broker a ceasefire between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the rebels battling him to end the war. New video from inside Syria shows us the war's violence, where what appears to be a Syrian military helicopter drops barrel bombs on a suburb of Damascus. Margaret Brennan reports.

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President Obama’s National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius hash out Russian military efforts in Syria. The experts explain why Russian intervention is not simply an attempt to join the fight against ISIS.

President Obama’s National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius hash out Russian military efforts in Syria. The experts explain why Russian intervention is not simply an attempt to join the fight against ISIS.

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In her September 20, 2015 appearance on "Face the Nation," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the Pentagon needs to "take a hard look" at why the push to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels "has been such a failure"

In her September 20, 2015 appearance on "Face the Nation," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the Pentagon needs to "take a hard look" at why the push to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels "has been such a failure." The Pentagon announced Friday that it would end the $500 million program.

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Many of the locations Moscow says it's hit are not in areas controlled by ISIS militants

Russia joined the Syrian conflict saying it would target ISIS, but many of the locations Moscow says it's hit are not in areas controlled by ISIS militants. Syrian activists say the latest wave of airstrikes struck areas including the center of a province bordering President Bashar al-Assad's stronghold. CBS News reports President Obama and Vice President Biden will talk with Secretary of State John Kerry about which steps the U.S. may take next. Holly Williams reports.

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At a White House press conference Friday, President Obama called out Vladimir Putin for bombing rebels and civilians in Syria to prop up the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

At a White House press conference Friday, President Obama called out Vladimir Putin for bombing rebels and civilians in Syria to prop up the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Obama said it's a recipe for disaster and predicted Russia will get bogged down. Holly Williams reports Russian planes have now attacked some of the same targets the U.S. has been hitting.

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