his own role in Comey's firing.

He also encouraged the other countries involved to mend the rift, citing reported humanitarian hardship in Qatar. Home to some 10,000 troops, it is central to the US-led fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Washington (dpa) - The US student released by North Korea this week has damage to all parts of his brain, doctors said Thursday. Fred Warmbier also said the family does not believe North Korea's story that " botulism and sleeping pill" caused his coma.

She said her far-right National Front has won at least 6 seats in the French parliament and is still waiting for other results. The victory for LREM, which was launched by Macron less than a year ago, is considered a slap to mainstreamparties.

News has reported that federal investigators are examining whether the president attempted to obstruct justice. The White House confirmed Mr Mueller was among the candidates the president interviewed to replace Mr Comey.

Cuban state TV said: "The government of Cuba denounces the new measures toughening the embargo that are destined to fail". President Trump brought a fiery taste of the Cold War back to Miami today when he announced his new Cuba policy .

According to IHA's analysis, IL will lose $8.4 billion in economic activity every year, resulting in 60,000 lost jobs. I understood that urgency last month, when I joined my colleagues in the Senate in voting for a balanced budget.

North Korean authorities said the coma was the result of botulism. "This is pretty much what happened in