Obama and Hollande find unity on Syria
On a day when the Syrian conflict seems more chaotic than ever, Presidents Obama and Hollande opted for simplicity. Citing 9/11 and Paris’ 13/11, they declared, “We are united, in total solidarity....
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No quick fix in US town where water supply is contaminated with lead
The water crisis in Flint means doing the simplest things requires immense effort. Last night, for example, Simone Rauls washed the hair of her six year old daughter London. Now she’s worried because...
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‘I can’t thank you enough, Mr Trump’
It was hearing an American TV anchor in a massive studio complex in New Hampshire wrap up an interview with Donald Trump with the words “I can’t thank you enough, Mr Trump” that made me wonder what...
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Donald Trump: prepare for a nasty and bruising contest
And so it begins. It is not Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory in Indiana last night that changes everything. It’s the decision by Ted Cruz to bow out of the race for the Republican nomination. Now...
View ArticleUS Presidential election 2016: Kylie Morris reports
Tuesday, 1 November US election: a week to go No-one is making any predictions. A week from election day the outcome is far too close to call: some polls now virtually tied. It’s still not clear...
View ArticleThe Presidential race of the United States
It’s been a campaign of sound and fury, anger and low blows. But now it’s down to the voters of America to decide who – for the next four years – is to be President of the United States,
View ArticleDemocrats devastated as Hillary Clinton defeated
The polls had suggested Hillary Clinton would narrowly win the election – so her defeat in a series of key states left her supporters in tears. Our Washington Correspondent Kylie Morris reports from...
View ArticleDespair in Democrat camp
What went wrong for Hillary Clinton? Never the most popular of candidates, it looked like she’d done enough to hold on to the states she needed to be assured of the keys to the White House.
View ArticleDonald Trump meets President Obama at the White House
After many months of brutal criticism, a more civil discussion. The Republican President-elect meets the current President for the first time.
View ArticleTrump aftermath: protests continue
The protests continue. The latest, in Portland, Oregon, turned violent, with police declaring a riot and making 26 arrests after shops and cars were attacked and rubbish set on fire. Donald Trump,...
View ArticleStephen Bannon: Breitbart CEO to join Donald Trump White House
A new political tone, and landscape, is now being set in the US as Donald Trump starts to build his team. And the messages he’s sending, perhaps not surprisingly, are mixed and controversial.
View ArticleObama reassures Europe over Trump
As Russia resumed its attacks on Syria, Barack Obama flew into Europe on his final visit of his Presidency.
View ArticleDonald Trump: which rules will he follow?
He didn’t run his campaign by the rules. Indeed, it’s why, many say, Donald Trump won the US election. It looks certain he won’t run his Presidency by any rules either.
View ArticleDonald Trump: transition continues as the President-Elect meets Abe
In 63 days … Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States of America.But who he will take to the White House with him, largely remains a mystery – aside from two appointments. The...
View ArticleTrump makes key appointments
The direction that President-elect Donald Trump is taking America is becoming clearer. He has appointed three conservative loyalists and army veterans to lead his national security and law enforcement...
View ArticleTrump: US election recounts
Donald Trump has begun planning his future White House team, but just when you thought it was over, a recount of presidential election votes in the US state of Wisconsin will begin on Thursday.
View ArticleDonald Trump: I am leaving my business interests ‘in total’
The President-elect’s nominees for his administration’s highest economic posts have wasted no time in setting out their plans to overhaul existing trade deals. Those comments came as Mr Trump...
View ArticleDonald Trump saves US jobs bound for Mexico
In his first public appearance as President-elect, Donald Trump has stepped in to save the day at a manufacturing plant in the mid-West. He has done a deal to keep nearly a thousand jobs in the US that...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s ‘thank you tour’
Donald Trump last night kicked off what he is calling his “thank you tour” – taking a bow following his victory in the election.
View ArticleObama administration responds to Trump Taiwan call
The Obama Administration has said relations with China could be undermined following last week’s telephone call between President-elect Donald Trump and the Taiwanese President.
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