Ministerial expenses show over $1m spent in 3 months - and an intriguing dinner date.

Numerous US presidents have pressed other Nato members to spend more on defence in the past, to little effect. But this time may be different.

On a visit to Wellington, Hungary's Foreign Minister Szijjarto talks about being snubbed in Washington, and why Donald Trump is good for the world.

Donald Trump's trade chief accused Germany of using a "grossly undervalued" euro to "exploit" the US and the rest of the EU.

US President Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says.

Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed the UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final three months of 2016.

The British Supreme Court has ruled that the UK government cannot trigger Brexit immediately. So what will Theresa May do next?

COMMENT: An odd affliction seems to have affected PM Bill English in Europe: he has forgotten John Key's name.

Germany sought to calm European anxieties over Trump's presidency after he dismissed Nato as "obsolete" and said he believed the EU would break up.

Wading into foreign affairs days before his inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump has taken aim at a key Western alliance.

Prime Minister Bill English wound up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel early this morning.

Prime Minister Bill English will wind up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Prime Minister Bill English has visited the New Zealand memorial in Hyde Park after a day of Brexit meetings in London.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to budge on restrictions on New Zealanders rights to live and work in the UK.

COMMENT: Bill English would have been entitled to feel quite cock-a-hoop when he rolled up to 10 Downing St with Theresa May early this morning.

Perversely, Brexit and the threatened policies of Donald Trump may have greatly helped New Zealand's prospects of an agreement with the EU

COMMENT: New Zealanders deserve to know why the issue of settlements has become so challenging, and why it came before the council in December

The European Union seems keen for a trade agreement with New Zealand.

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre.

Facebook risks a multimillion-euro fine for allegedly misleading EU merger watchdogs when it won approval to buy the WhatsApp messaging service.

Apple has furiously rejected charges from Brussels that it should pay €13 billion in unpaid Irish taxes.

British Prime Minister Theresa May was met with awkward silence following a brief presentation to EU leaders.

A new trade agreement is going to be a priority for New Zealand's new High Commissioner to London.

Italy is set to finalise a state-backed rescue for lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena as soon as this weekend.

The European Union has approved Microsoft's $36.5 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, after the software giant agreed to fair competition safeguards.

If you think 2016 is a mess, just wait until you see what's next. A toxic mix of potential disasters could send Europe into a death spiral.

The next 18 months presents Europe with a series of potentially existential challenges that could lead to the end the EU as we know it.

A far-Right extremist has been told he will never be released after being convicted of murdering British Labour MP Jo Cox.

The Government may be disappointed by Donald Trump's TPP policy but it is pushing NZ interests in other markets, including Iran.

Tony Blair is hunting for a new office near Westminster as he plots a return to frontline politics to influence the Government's approach to Brexit.