Prime Minister John Key is hoping to speak to Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit in Lima today

Trump's policies are typically lacking detail and often facing strong criticism from economists. Here are the key questions answered.

The US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.

The United Nations have said that at least 239 migrants have drowned this week in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya.

A bombshell hit London this week: Mark Carney, the most powerful man in the British economy, will only be in his job until mid-2019.

The number of British Jews applying for German citizenship has gone up exponentially this year.

A new wave of prefabricated homes are planned in a bid to solve Britain's housing crisis.

A Pirate victory in Iceland this week would add to a string of once-impossible election results in the West.

Theresa May is coming under mounting pressure to reveal her Brexit strategy before she triggers formal negotiations.

Britain must look beyond Europe for economic success, PM has said as she suggested there would be no deal on immigration to keep the UK in single market.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he would like to "slaughter" millions of addicts just like Adolf Hitler "massacred" millions of Jewish people.

What is going on in the banking industry? The big questions answered.

Deutsche Bank is battling rumours the German government is readying a rescue plan, but is another German bank also in trouble?

The man who co-led Deutsche Bank for three years until July last year, was careful not to mention the gigantic elephant in the room.

Brexit backers have quietly dropped a slogan printed on a bus during the campaign, but others aren't willing to let them forget.

Small developing states in the Pacific have traditionally relied on imports of fossil fuels.

EU's $20 billion tax bill for Apple could set the stage for wider battle and Google, Amazon and Starbucks among firms likely to face scrutiny.

Farmers and industry leaders are pressing the government to support domestic business.

New Zealand could face sanctions as the European Union investigates the country as part of a crack-down on global tax havens.

The Turkish president said that he would reinstate the death penalty to deal with those who took park in the coup attempt

Arrests and sackings of those allegedly linked to a failed coup plot in Turkey intensified today as authorities fired 8000 police officers

COMMENT: If Erdogan was a maddening ally before for Europe and the US, the leader who has just overcome a coup will be capable of almost anything.

Many in Britain will be breathing more easily knowing a new Prime Minister is being sworn in today.

COMMENT: Malcolm Turnbull's narrow win in Australia ought to put fellow political brahmin John Key on notice.

COMMENT: Post Brexit, it's business as usual for existing institutions and policies in defence, counter-terrorism and migration management.

John Key says NZ will have to work harder to push its credentials in Europe now that the UK no longer be a strong voice at the EU table on its behalf.

COMMENT: When people are made to feel ashamed or afraid to express perfectly legitimate views, something is going very, very wrong in a democratic system.

Have you ever wonder what place will give you the most bang for your buck?

COMMENT: Neither would admit it, but David Cameron and Malcolm Turnbull have been victims of a false belief.

More UK citizens are researching their family histories online in the hopes of securing an EU passport, despite voting to Brexit.