Comey sacking: Trump urged to hand over any tapes
Craig TaylorRival US lawmakers press the president on whether conversations with James Comey were taped. BBC News – US & Canada
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FBI chief sacking: White House denies Comey loyalty pledge
The press secretary also refuses to comment on if Mr Trump is making surreptitious recordings. BBC News – US & Canada
Trump insists he is not under FBI investigation over Russia links
His remarks come as the acting FBI director tells Congress the Russian probe is “highly significant”. BBC News – US & Canada
Trump ‘considered firing Comey since taking office’
Democratic senators say the FBI director was seeking more resources for his Trump-Russia inquiry. BBC News – US & Canada
Taliban fight: US may send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan
President Trump is being asked by senior advisers to send 3,000 extra soldiers to fight the Taliban. BBC News – US & Canada
North Korea ‘detains US citizen Kim Hak-song’
North Korea says it held the university worker on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state. BBC News – US & Canada