POLITICS

Donald Trump drew anger online on 29 December after he claimed the US east coast, which is going through a severe cold spell, could use some "of that good old global warming".

Israeli prime minister castigates Arab protesters for demonstrating against him during a visit to northern town of Ein Mahil.

Legendary ex-footballer George Weah is set to become Liberia's president following a run-off election victory against opponent Joseph Boakai.

The US Department of Defense has issued denials that it was on the hunt for UFOs after details of a top secret programme emerged.

Simon & Schuster were heavily criticised by some media organisations over plans to publish Milo Yiannopoulos's autobiography, Dangerous.

"Being a corrupt, complicit fraud must be absolutely exhausting," one Twitter user wrote.

Iran's supreme leader says Donald Trump's government is one of the "most cruel and corrupt" in the world.

"Telling a woman what to do — specifically a woman of her accomplishments — is sexist and gross," one Twitter user wrote.

Russian foreign ministry says Washington's comment on opposition leader Alexei Navalny's bid is 'direct interference' in the electoral process.

British MPs were quick to lash out after former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee compared US President Donald Trump to Sir Winston Churchill.

French politicians want the UK to help pay for new customs posts at Channel ports after Brexit, which has been criticised by Iain Duncan Smith MP.

Map shows where the US sends its aid money and how it is used.

NYU student's research reveals how Donald Trump attacked the media nearly one thousand times on Twitter.

Former President Alberto Fujimori has finally apologised to Peruvians for the wrongs committed under his government in the 1990s.

"When does this dude work?" one Twitter user questioned.

"That confederate flag in the background adds a whole new element to a white Christmas," one Twitter user wrote.

Israeli authorities are mulling to name a station in Jerusalem after the US president as a mark of courtesy for recognising the ancient city as capital.

Al-Qaeda's local commander said, "If it is attacked in Kolkata, Bangalore and New Delhi, it will come to its senses and release its grip on Kashmir."

US reconnaissance satellites spotted Chinese ships transporting oil to North Korean vessels around 30 times since October.

The Egyptian government hangs 15 extremists linked to the Islamic State in two prisons located in northern Egypt.

The Twitter archive is still not allowed for public access and will remain until embargo "until access issues can be resolved in a cost-effective and sustainable manner."

The US treasury department places travel restrictions on two key North Korean technocrats.

Trump was referencing the unverified allegations that he had colluded with Russian intelligence before the US election to sabotage Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Paolo Duterte stepped down as Davao city's vice mayor on Christmas day after months of accusations that he was involved in illegal drug trade.

Tantray of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group is said to have masterminded several attacks in the past six months in Kashmir.

The HMS St Albans monitored the Russian vessel Admiral Gorshkov's "activity in areas of national interest".

Navalny is implicitly barred from running for office because of a conviction in a fraud case which has been viewed as political retribution.

China called for restraint Monday, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying saying that nations should "make positive and constructive efforts to de-escalate tensions" on the Korean Peninsula.

To hear Donald Trump talk, you'd think Barack Obama was the president who stole Christmas.