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Turkey should reconsider the not-so-easy and unfortunately disastrous path it followed in the Syria crisis before indulging into undertaking any sort of mediation in the crisis between Qatar and a Saudi-led block of nations accusing the gas-rich state of supporting and abetting terrorism.

President Donald Trump, speaking Thursday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition in Washington, said he would never let the evangelical community down, arguing that “we are under siege” but that “we will come out bigger and better and stronger than ever.”
Trump’s speech comes as fired FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate.

Former FBI Director James Comey is testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in one of the most highly-anticipated hearings in congressional history. James Comey is expectd to speak on the alleged Russian hacking into the US elections and his conversations with current US President Donald Trump. Watch live on YouTube channel US News Today.

Qatar seeks a way out to defeat an escalating pressure from Arab states, insisting that it sees no "military solution" to crisis.

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al- Thani told reporters on June 8 in Doha that diplomacy was still Doha's preferred option and there would never be a military solution to the problem.

Gulf Arab states piled pressure on Qatar June 8 as U.S. President Donald Trump, Kuwait's emir and Turkey worked to end a row and resolve what Qataris say amounts to a blockade of their country, an investment powerhouse and supplier of gas to world markets.

China on June 8 posted a forecast-busting surge in exports and imports in May, signaling improvement in the world's second largest economy, but there were warnings Beijing would struggle to maintain its momentum.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected Donald Trump's condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president's words repugnant.

Trump had said he prayed for the victims of attacks on June 7 that were claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), but added that "states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote."

Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president’s words repugnant.

Trump had said he prayed for the victims of Wednesday’s attacks that were claimed by Islamic State, but added that “states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote.”

U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to lead the FBI is a white-collar defense lawyer with a strong law enforcement background. But in Turkey the nomination of Christopher Wray has raised eyebrows, with Turkish media reporting his previous involvement in helping Bank Asya, linked to the movement of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, open its gates to international markets. 

Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, is worried about democracy. Albright's next book, "Fascism," is a warning that democratic governments are "fragile" and the United States under President Donald Trump is enduring its own crisis.