Blinken seeks to avert Syria turmoil with Europeans on final trip

Blinken had been expected to remain in Italy through the weekend to join President Joe Biden but the outgoing US leader scrapped his trip, which was to include an audience with Pope Francis, to address wildfires sweeping Los Angeles. Blinken, on a trip that has taken him to South Korea, Japan and France, was heading on Thursday from Paris and will meet for dinner in Rome with counterparts from Britain, France, Germany and Italy. In Paris on Wednesday, Blinken said the United States was united with the Europeans on seeking a peaceful...