International

Politicians, entertainers and others have come to the defence of a US civil rights campaigner, Congressman John Lewis, who has become embroiled in a row with President-elect Donald Trump. Mr Trump…

Beijing has warned the incoming US administration that any attempt to challenge the "One China" policy could affect peace in the Taiwan Strait. Interference may also damage developing US-China…

President Barack Obama has ended the longstanding policy that grants residency to Cubans who arrive in the US without visas. The 20-year-old policy allows Cuban migrants who reach US soil to become…

President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. "By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place" than it was eight years ago…

US President Barack Obama says he has advised his successor Donald Trump not to attempt to run the White House "the way you would manage a family business". In an interview with ABC News, Mr Obama…

US Vice-President Joe Biden has told President-elect Donald Trump to "grow up" and criticised his attacks on the intelligence community. On Friday, Mr Trump will be briefed on allegations Russia…

Theresa May is under increasing pressure amid a deepening divide between some mandarins and ministers over the continued Brexit row following Sir Ivan Rogers' resignation as Britain's ambassador to…

Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea's claim to be developing missiles capable of striking America. In a tweet, the US president-elect derided the claim by North Korea's Kim Jong-un that…

A leading US Republican says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House. Christine Todd Whitman, head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin after he ruled out expelling American diplomats, despite a similar move by Washington in response to alleged hacking. Mr Trump tweeted:…

Three prominent US senators have warned that Russia and its president may face sanctions over the country's alleged interference in last month's presidential election. They said the move had…

Egypt has suddenly delayed a vote on its UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Donald Trump made his opposition clear. A US official told the BBC that it had been…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to step up the country's efforts against terrorism, vowing a strong response to the assassination of his ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov. He said the…

China's state-run paper has weighed in on Donald Trump's recent rhetoric against Beijing over the detained US drone and said the communist country "will not exercise restraint" if the president-elect…

President Barack Obama suggested on Friday (16 December) that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised the cyberattacks targeting the Democratic National Committee and other political organisations…