COMMENT: If there's one thing we can probably all agree on, it's that the slogan "love trumps hate" turned out to be about as useful as tits on a bull.

COMMENT: Obama's farewell speech last weekend was a model of professionalism in references to the incoming President.

Every new US President has the right to start with the good will of opponents and critics.

The presidency is among America's most exclusive clubs. Its members' every decision, speech, interview and now tweet are reported around the globe.

While almost all eyes are on the Capitol, the most action occurs during the frantic residence changeover two miles away.

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.

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.

When Donald Trump and his wife Melania had a son together 10 years ago, he was introduced to the world with typical bombast.

A-list stars aren't lining up to perform but President-elect will be surrounded by 'more poetic cadence'.

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.

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?

A source has revealed Christopher Steele, a former spy, spoke to officials in London before he handed the document to the FBI and met one of its agents.

All around the world, politicians in the mould of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are rising. They all pose the same "profound threat".

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.