PARIS ATTACKS: Francois Hollande urges US and Russia to fight Islamic State with France

France wants to unite with the US and Russia in a grand coalition dedicated to fighting Islamic State (IS), French president Francois Hollande has said.

The announcement came as authorities worldwide struggled to pinpoint those responsible for the deadliest attacks on France since the Second World War.

Hollande said: “The faces of the dead people, of the wounded, of the families, don’t leave my mind.”