World Politics

Analysis: The seizure of a foreign leader is a blatant sign of the Trump administration's aggressive but unfocused might-makes-right approach.

The two politicians elected to represent the entire South East region of South Australia are starting the year in custody.

He has taken over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump. Video

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released 255 pages of transcript from Smith's testimony in mid-December.

US President Donald Trump took the opportunity to bash France, too.

Medical experts warn Trump's reluctance to be more transparent about his health only threatens to intensify the scrutiny that he's struggled all year to escape.

At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, New York Attorney General Letitia James will swear in the new mayor in a private ceremony.

"As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Video

US President Donald Trump says that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, though some of the thorniest…

The United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government.

"On Earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other," said the pope said, lamenting lack of care for children, the poor and immigrants.

The Australian government revoked the visa of a 43-year-old man who was charged on 8 December with displaying a Nazi symbol.

A decision by CBS News editor Bari Weiss has prompted concern about how American media covers Donald Trump's White House.

The US president wants Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, to become part of the United States, citing its strategic importance and mineral resources.

New Zealand quietly cut off compensation for the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui at $6m. But commentators say it raises the question: Did our government shortchange Samoa?

At least 30 people have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention this year, according to agency notices

The US has imposed sanctions on people surrounding the Venezuela president, as it continues to pressure the country.

Analysis: Undercover Russian personnel have been placed on board ships carrying the country's oil and they're spying on Europe, intelligence sources say.

Dozens of international aid groups face de-registration by 31 December, which then means they have to close operations within 60 days.