SAINT PETERSBURG: World leaders meet on Thursday at a G20 summit in Russia where United States (US) President Barack Obama will strive to bridge deep divisions over his push for military action against the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons.

With pressure mounting on the G20 to make concrete progress towards ending the conflict, the United Nations (UN) announced that its special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was on his way to Russia to push for peace.

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