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Macron believes Trump will drop Iran nuclear deal
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade his US counterpart Donald Trump to retain an international nuclear deal with Iran.
Emmanuel Macron in US - analysis
French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day state visit to the United States with a speech to congress in Washington. In it he said he hoped Mr Trump would reconsider joining the Paris… Audio
Trump administration ordered to resume young immigrant scheme
A third US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a programme letting young undocumented immigrants stay in the country.
Trump threatens Russia with missiles
US President Donald Trump has used his Twitter account to put Syria and Russia on notice of a missile strike. His tweet read: "Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'"… Audio
Trump lashes out at Russia over Syria
US President Donald Trump has tweeted that Russia should get ready for missiles to be fired at Syria. In the Tweet, Mr Trump said "Get ready Russia", because they will be coming -- as he put it, "nice… Audio
Trump warns Russia on Syria missile threat
US President Donald Trump has tweeted Russia should "get ready" for missiles to be fired into Syria, after Russia warned it would shoot any missiles down and attack launch sites.
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office raided by FBI
The raid partly focused on payments Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, US media say.
US, China trade war fears rise
China has hit back at the U.S. by putting tariffs on about $3 billion worth of US imports, affecting 128 products ranging from pork, meat and fruit to steel pipes. It's the latest move in escalating… Audio
Russian diplomats expelled from 18 countries
Overnight at least 18 countries have said they will expell Russian diplomats in the wake of the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. More than a 120 diplomats will be sent home, sixty alone… Audio
Trump declares trade war on China
The US President Donald Trump says America is treated unfairly in its trade deals with China so he's going to slap on a whole lot of tarfiffs. Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato tells us if the… Audio
NZ shares fall after Wall Street rout
The New Zealand sharemarket has fallen sharply in early trading after Wall Street dived on fears of a global trade war.
US sanctions Russia over election meddling
The US has announced it will be imposing new sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 US election. The measures include sanctions on nineteen Russian individuals and on a number of… Audio
Trump's new CIA boss oversaw torture at Guantanamo
The CIA's deputy director Gina Haspel is set to take over from Mike Pompeo as the new head of the intelligence agency, after President Donald Trump fired Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and… Audio
Russia and the UK relations on edge
The fallout from the poisoning of Sergei Skripal continues. The British Government's now widened its already huge enquiry into this, to examine other deaths on British soil. The Panel talks to Waikato… Audio
Another one bites the dust...again
President Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn has resigned. He's now part of a long list of Trump aides to abandon ship. Audio
USA correspondent Steve Almond
Steve Almond joins Kathryn with reaction to Trump's trade wars, the Oscars and a teachers strike in West Virginia - one of the most staunchly pro-Trump states in the US. Audio
Trump's tariffs threaten trade war, China reacts
China has responded to Donald Trump's threat of a trade war with a warning that it won't sit idly by if its economy is hurt by new protectionist policies by the United States. The US President openly… Audio
Trump suggests arming teachers to prevent mass shootings
As survivors and parents of those who have been killed in school shootings pleaded for stricted gun controls, US President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers as a solution. Video, Audio
President Trump backs arming teachers
President Trump's told gun violence survivors and their families he'd consider arming school teachers with guns. Audio
Trump's lawyer admits paying porn star, won't say why
President Trump's lawyer has confirmed that he made a $130,000 payment to a porn actress during the 2016 Presidential election, but he won't explain why. The White House insists the President did not… Audio
