A former Apprentice contestant is suing Trump for defamation, just two days before he's sworn in as President.

President Barack Obama's first inaugural festivities stretched over five days. Donald Trump is spending barely three on his.

A week after becoming president-elect, Donald Trump stepped outside his namesake fortress here for the first time.

Vladimir Putin has come out swinging against the outgoing US administration over the explosive Donald Trump dossier.

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

COMMENT: What clues can we draw from the election campaign? Nicola Lamb looks at what kind of president the Donald will be.

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.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given strong backing for the EU free trade deal with New Zealand, saying Germany would apply pressure in Brussels to hasten the talks.

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

Hillary Clinton was the election favourite. What happened? Nicola Lamb writes that personalities, events and background factors doomed the Democrats.

"We perceive it as a threat. These actions threaten our interests, our security," says Russia as the first of thousands more US troops and tanks rolled in to Poland.

Like it or not, Donald Trump will be US President next weekend. And here's what you can expect during the first 100 days.

Whatever happens next week, Donald Trump will be like no other US president before him.

For the first time, a leading Democrat has called into question Donald Trump's legitimacy as president.

President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser and Russia's ambassador to the US have been in frequent contact in recent weeks.

New Zealand lamb has been a bone of controversy in the United Kingdom, partly because it often undercuts locally grown lamb.

The nature of information that constitutes news is being changed by the digital age, not entirely for the better.

COMMENT: Does Donald Trump really want to be the President?

Penthouse has offered $1 million for evidence of an alleged sex tape featuring Trump, after his staff cheered him on at a conference.

Taking a surprising stance on Trump, US-based Aussie actor Nicole Kidman has called for support for the President-Elect.

Marie Osmond is the first major star to agree to perform at Trump's inauguration - because America needs to "unite".

Here's a guide to fishy and often debunked claims made by Donald Trump at his news conference.

An infuriated Donald Trump has lashed out at the media, describing unverified allegations connecting him to Russia as "crap".

Where does transparency meet irresponsibility? Right at the line that BuzzFeed's editor Ben Smith approached on Wednesday and decided to step over in the name of serving citizens' best interests.

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

There could hardly a worse time for Iran to lose its powerful moderating figure, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died aged 82.

Jackie Kennedy brought trailblazing style, Hillary Clinton was embroiled in scandal - while Michelle Obama was "Mom-in-chief" - what lies in store for Mrs Trump?

Trump has said it would be "stupid" for the US not to develop a close relationship with Russia, despite claims it tried to influence his election victory.

While the Clinton camp has not commented the New York Times speculated: "Hillary Clinton as New York City mayor?