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Kuwait's appeals court sentenced prominent opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak to two years in jail on Sunday on charges of insulting the Gulf state's ruler, his group said.

Television stations in the country aired scenes of the arrest.

As Carter began speaking, Biden beckoned Stephanie Carter from across the room, then put both hands on her shoulders as her husband thanked Biden for presiding over the ceremony.

"We believe that we've reached a sufficient understanding, and I think this process will continue," said Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor at the White House.

Prior to Modi's election last May, the economy had endured its weakest phase of growth since the 1980s.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was due in Marseille, France's second-largest city, to talk about security and education.

The woman was identified as Kayla Jean Mueller, an American who went to Syria to do aid work, but there was no independent verification of the militants' claim.

The army statement did not say which country was targeted.