Many people will agree with the old saying that "all's fair in love and war". Others would add "and politics" - a view that certainly seems to be taken by some politicians.

Republican frontrunner claims more British Muslims join Isis than the UK's Armed Forces.

A global climate change deal has been hailed in New Zealand as a historic step, but scientists and environmentalists say the deal now needs to be backed with action.

The word "historic", already being used to describe the just-accepted Paris climate agreement, is more than warranted.

Donald Trump has stepped up his war of words with British officials over what he calls the UK's "massive Muslim problem".

The world finally has a new accord on climate action, with the French presidency finally releasing the text in Paris.

Statistics show Americans have a far greater chance of being shot dead in shootings perpetrated by their fellow Christian Americans than in terrorist attacks by Muslims, writes Paul Thomas.

The September stampede during the hajj in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,411 pilgrims, a new Associated Press count shows.

Trump has continually tested the limits of what a candidate can say and do with apparent political impunity.

NZ appears largely immune from the rise of populism taking hold elsewhere. Or is it? Stephen Mills asks.

#TrumpIsDisqualifiedParty: Twitter's push to remove Republican front-runner from White House race is trending worldwide.

Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States has been met with widespread criticism. Trump has made it clear he doesn't care.

She's seen as beautiful and glamorous and she's making hard-right policies seem less toxic to voters.

Republican presidential candidate calls for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States".

Marion Marechal-Le Pen was elected as youngest MP in French parliamentary history, aged 22, while a Sorbonne law student.

John Key has described Japan's decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean as a show of "bad faith".

The New Zealand Government has hit out at Japan's decision to resume Southern Ocean whaling - a move which defies the International Whaling Commission.

For the media to call him a liar might please those who already dislike Trump, but it doesn't do the media much good. Lying is more complicated than simply stating an untrue fact.

"The sad part about it is, it didn't in the slightest surprise me that Donald Trump would do something this low-rent."

We should welcome Australian Senator Ian Macdonald's goodwill towards improved access to Australian citizenship for New Zealanders.

Trump also said bin Laden ultimately would not have been killed in 2011 if the United States did not use waterboarding

COMMENT: Russia's President has been taught a lesson with the shooting of a warplane over Turkish air space.

The downing of a Russian SU24 fighter jet by Turkish authorities was inevitable. Russia has flouted the territorial border of Turkey time and again in the past few months so it is no surprise that this has happened.