World Politics
Venezuela and US standoff worsens, as world watches
The United States and Venezuela were locked in a tense international standoff, as the Trump administration kept its embassy staff in the country despite an official order to eject them.
- by Mariana Zuñiga
Latest
Venezuela
US rejects Maduro's attempt to cut ties, recognises Guaido as leader of Venezuela
Backed by hundreds of thousands of protesters and the support of the US, Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido has declared himself interim president.
- by Mayela Armas & Joshua Goodman
Mike Pence
Mike Pence tells Venezuelans US backs efforts to oust Maduro
Vice-President Mike Pence offered the most explicit backing yet by the Trump administration as opposition leaders try to unseat Maduro.
Emmanuel Macron
Italian leader lashes out at Macron as 'terrible president'
Italy's interior minister called the French leader "a terrible president," in comments that were sure to further add to tensions between the nations.
Switzerland
As populist anger simmers at home, global elites regroup in Davos
As the world's financial elites convene in the Swiss Alps for the World Economic Forum, their vision of closer commercial and political ties is under attack
- by Paul Wiseman
Opinion
World Politics
Brexit nightmare holds lessons for Australia
It's by no means obvious that everyone had a good grasp on the nitty-gritty consequences of leaving.
- by Amanda Vanstone
Crime
Murder lays bare Poland's ugly divide
The public stabbing murder of the Mayor of Gdansk could have profound political consequences as voters prepared for national elections later this year.
- by Marc Santora & Joanna Berendt
Donald Trump
Trump says US 'made a lot of progress' with North Korea
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had "an incredible" meeting with North Korea's nuclear envoy Kim Yong Chol and the two sides had made "a lot of progress."
Trump claims Cohen 'lying to reduce' jail time
President Donald Trump is accusing his former personal attorney of "lying to reduce his jail time!" after BuzzFeed News published a report saying Trump had asked his ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress in 2017.
Trump reportedly told Michael Cohen to lie. His own attorney general pick testified that's a crime.
An explosive new story alleges that Trump ordered his former attorney to lie to Congress. Some say it could possibly be grounds for impeachment.
- by Isaac Stanley-Becker
Gunmen kill more than 30 Tuareg civilians in ongoing Mali violence
The violence compounds an already dire security situation in the desert region used by jihadist groups to launch attacks in Mali and across West Africa.
- by Tiemoko Diallo & Alessandra Prentice