(Independent)- The mood is damp and oh so ugly. It is difficult to believe that in two months’ time, the first black President of the United States will hand over the keys to the White House to a man who got there on an Islamaphobic, xenophobic ticket and ended up being congratulated by a...

President-elect Donald Trump's positions on Middle East issues, if carried out, could bring yet more volatility to the world's most combustible region. Besides vowing to rip up the international nuclear deal with Iran, Trump says he will ramp up the war on Islamic State militants; he could...

It wasn't coarse language that got Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attention this time; it was his crooning. He and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak performed karaoke at a state dinner in Malaysia on Thursday. Duterte sang Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" while Najib...

The United States is continuing to reinforce its military forces in Europe as planned, irrespective of President-elect Donald Trump's future intentions, the Pentagon said Thursday. Trump, who will take office in January, raised serious concerns in Europe by promising during his campaign that...