Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente spoke with the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about security and migration issues in a first official contact between the two diplomats, Mexico's president told reporters on Wednesday.

Volodin said merely discussing a plot to assassinate Putin was path to nuclear war and that Carlson's comments should be investigated further. State news agency Tass reported that Russia's parliament will appeal to U.S. Congress and the U.N. to investigate the claims.

Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump and said he was open to dialogue with the new US administration on Ukraine

United States President Donald Trump has sent a strong warning to the BRICS nations again, threatening to slap a 100% tariff on their exports if they try to replace the US dollar as the dominant currency in international trade.

A victory for Putin means, in due time, a re-charting of the entire map of Europe, to suit his vision of a Russian empire that never lost the Cold War. The only way to end the war in Ukraine is to ensure that Russia loses and that Ukraine wins.

Reich also criticises Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship - where anyone born in the US becomes a citizen - saying it's a violation of the US constitution: "Decent people could lose their citizenship... children could lose their parents...some parents may not have the right papers."

Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the US-Mexico border. Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian country where same-sex marriage is legal.

The US president stepped up pressure on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to "settle now and stop this ridiculous war" or face tougher economic measures.

"All previously scheduled travel of refugees to the US is being cancelled," a State Department memo says, following an executive order from President Trump.

A bishop asked Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBT people and immigrants - he later called her 'nasty' and a 'Trump hater'

The lawsuit claims the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to most born on US soil and seeks to block Trump’s order.