US President Barack Obama, on a farewell visit to Europe, says that he hopes Donald Trump would "stand up" to Russia but adds he is "cautiously optimistic" about his successor in the White House.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Donald Trump, says he is confident as Trump is "trustworthy leader."

US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit on Thursday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, seen by some as the new

Defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on Wednesday for a renewed fight for a more-inclusive

Twitter accounts of white supremacy advocates who cheered Donald Trump's election victory were mute on Wednesday,

Two suspected FARC fighters were killed in combat in northern Colombia on Wednesday, four days after the government

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe wants to return to the United States’ diplomatic fold after years of tense relations, and his administration is confident that president-elect Donald Trump will welcome him back, reports The Huffington Post.

Republican members of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously chose Paul Ryan to keep his job as Speaker,

Hundreds of students in Washington ditched school Tuesday to protest against US President-elect Donald Trump, marching

A mayor from West Virginia has resigned amid a furor over a racist Facebook post that described First Lady Michelle Obama as an

Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner is at the center of the "infighting" inside President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, multiple sources tell CNN.

Globalisation has brought many economic benefits to the world but needs a "course correction" to address growing inequality, US President Barack Obama said yesterday on his European farewell tour.

French President Francois Hollande urged US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to respect a global agreement to limit

Downing Street has slapped down Nigel Farage after his visit to see Donald Trump, by declaring there will be no “third person”

Hate crimes against Muslims in the United States shot up 67 percent in 2015 to their highest levels since the aftermath of the

Chicago on Monday joined several major US cities in affirming that it will remain a "sanctuary city" for immigrants, in defiance

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Monday evening and agreed on the need to

The Nato alliance is "absolutely vital" to US interests, President Barack Obama said yesterday, as he flew in to Europe to

Those who wish to see the US continue to be the pre-eminent power must wish President-elect Trump success in making America great again.

President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama says.