Obama, Cameron spoke about refugees, Syria - White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron spoke by telephone on Thursday about the global refugee crisis and the situation in Syria, the White House said in a statement. Obama and Cameron reaffirmed their commitment to defeat Islamic State, reach a political transition to end the conflict in Syria and the need to focus on climate change ahead of the upcoming international conference in Paris. (Reporting by Julia Edwards; Editing by Sandra Maler)