Watching the progress of Donald Trump in the Unites States presidential primaries has been compared with watching a train wreck.

The biggest day - and night - of the 2016 presidential primary season is (mostly) in the books. Who stood out, and who took a hit?

Trump has put KKK back in spotlight but group has been trying to influence elections for a long time.

COMMENT: Every day it is less surprising that Trump does best in the areas of the country with the most racist Google searches.

Donald Trump and his rivals brawl on for the Republican presidential nomination as Hillary Clinton sails towards Super Tuesday.

A former CIA director believes there is a legitimate possibility the US military would refuse to follow orders given by Donald Trump if he became president.

The Prime Minister doesn't want to share any opinions he might have on the US presidential election.

The Guardian Council, a constitutional watchdog that vets election candidates, excluded all 16 women seeking one of the assembly's 88 seats.

If you like it, vote for it. If you like the present flag better, vote for it. Don't let anything else get in the way, writes Audrey Young.

This is why national elections are so fascinating. Every four years, Americans collectively paint and present to the world a picture that communicates their aspirations and fears. It is a picture that enables us to see the character of a nation.

At a few points, the audience booed Clinton and the stances she's taken.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz teamed up to run an aggressive attack on Trump in the last debate, but were they too late?

COMMENT: The barbarian is no longer at the gate. He's inside the castle and heading for the throne room, writes Paul Thomas.

Jenna Johnson, The Washington Post's lead reporter covering Trump, shares her experiences following the billionaire businessman.

By the time you sit down to eat your turkey this Christmas, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump could lead the English-speaking world, writes Peter Foster.

Hillary Clinton badly needed to win the Nevada caucuses. And she won them.

David Cameron's Cabinet split apart yesterday just minutes after he called a historic in-out referendum on membership of the European Union.

After months of jabbing at each other, Cruz and Rubio shape up for knockout fight.

David Cameron has struggled to overcome resistance to a deal designed to keep Britain in the EU.

Pope Francis has added the strongest voice yet to a growing chorus of world leaders taking a stand against the celebrity candidate.

NBC and the Wall Street Journal casually tossed a bombshell into the political world with a poll showing Ted Cruz with a slight lead in Republican polling.

There is little downside for Key in supporting Clark. She is still a highly respected and popular figure in New Zealand, writes Audrey Young.

New Zealand has lifted its sanctions against Iran after the nuclear deal reached last year.

Prime Minister John Key and his wife, Bronagh, will have a "sleepover" at the private residence of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

More material branding the US president as a mass killer has shown up in Moscow.

Liberty, equality, fraternity - and now, the "right to disconnect".