The Kremlin on Monday said it still hopes for dialogue with Washington despite US-led strikes on Moscow's ally Syria last week. 

The Kremlin on Monday dismissed as "groundless" claims that Russia and Syria have not allowed a fact-finding mission by the world's chemical weapons watchdog to enter Douma to probe an alleged gas attack.

Israel will not accept limitations on its "actions" in Syria from Russia or any other country, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday, a week after a deadly raid attributed to the Jewish state.

Russia and Syria have not yet allowed a fact-finding mission from the world's chemical weapons watchdog to enter Douma to probe allegations of a gas poison attack, the British embassy here said Monday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday faced anger from lawmakers for conducting air strikes with the United States in Syria in their first major military action since coming to power.

May was due to address MPs after proceeding with the joint strikes without prior parliamentary approval -- a sensitive subject in Britain where memories of participation in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 are still raw.

Moscow vowed on Monday not to interfere in the work of a fact-finding mission sent to Syria by the global chemical arms watchdog to probe an alleged poison gas attack in Douma.

Priority must be given to boosting the work of the world's chemical arms watchdog so it can dismantle Syria's "secret" toxic weapons program, the French ambassador said Monday.

Russia and Syria have stalled access to Douma by international experts seeking to probe an alleged poison gas attack there, citing security concerns, a British diplomat said Monday.

British foreign minister Boris Johnson has said the Syrian war will inevitably continue after unprecedented Western strikes, which were limited to targeting the country's alleged chemical weapons facilities.

President Emmanuel Macron sought to clarify his comments on French and U.S. military operations in Syria on Monday, saying both countries were committed to finishing the battle against the Islamic State group and helping the peace process there.