No issue appears to have flummoxed GOP lawmakers as much as Trump's consistent defense of Vladimir Putin.

Russia plans to temporarily ban imports of beef and beef products from New Zealand from February 6 and is considering banning fish imports.

A man obsessed with body art has turned his craft to his hairless cat, covering it in gangster-inspired tattoos.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

US President Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says.

Nearly 20 per cent of Russians say it is "acceptable" to hit one's partner.

A video posted by the Russian Emergency Ministry captures firefighters saving about 150 pigs and piglets from a barn fire in a Siberian village.

Putin has spoken on the Trump dossier, saying the president elect spends time with beauty queens, not Russian prostitutes of "lower social responsibility".

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

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

First "The Werewolf" was known as a vicious serial rapist and murder. But that was just the start of his evil story.

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

The Russians have a variety of ways of obtaining information.

Sworn Donald Trump enemy John McCain has admitted that he passed the dossier of claims of a Russian blackmail plot against the president-elect.

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.

He's raised eyebrows in China with comments on trade, Taiwan and North Korea. But Donald Trump will have much bigger issues than Beijing.

A week of explosive tweets from the American President-Elect have stoked anxiety, moved markets and altered plans.

A young Russian woman has been placed on a sanction list by the White House for supposedly helping Vladimir Putin to interfere in the US election.

Intelligence officials were confident that Russia was the culprit behind the hacking and disinformation regarding the US election.

President-elect Donald Trump has met with intelligence chiefs and vowed a response to election campaign hacking after openly deriding the agencies.

President-elect Donald Trump voiced new doubts that Russian hackers attempted to influence the country's presidential election on his behalf.

Amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, Russia is making a surprising move.

All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico's cheap peso.

A fragile ceasefire in Syria is hanging in the balance after fresh clashes between government forces and rebel fighters near the capital.

Russia will not expel US diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to the White House's decision to send home Russian officials suspected of spying.

The Kremlin has issued a stark warning to the United States, saying it would respond in kind to the US expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and other sanctions.

The Obama administration announced new measures to punish Russia for 2016 election interference including removal of 35 Russian government officials.

A truce aimed at ending the bloody five-year war in Syria has been announced. But what does it mean?