With an "America - and Israel - first" approach, the incoming US Ambassador could be on a collision course with the UN, not least over her view Israel has a "biblical right" to the West Bank.

The series of directives issued by President Donald Trump within hours of his swearing-in was -- as expected -- unambiguous, assertive and geopolitically important.

The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald Trump’s first presidency and saw China fill the vacuum.

We live in an increasingly dangerous and threatening world. There are more flashpoints in today’s global geopolitics than we have seen in decades, presenting a generational challenge to the incoming administration of Donald Trump and all of America’s elected leadership.

Washington is the United Nations’ largest contributor, providing 22 per cent of its core budget and 27 per cent of the peacekeeping budget.

Donald Trump's presidency has kicked off with an unprecedented wave of executive actions aimed at dismantling "woke ideologies" and reshaping federal policies. He has vowed a revolution of common sense.

President Trump addressed troops in South Korea and inquired about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a video conference. Referring to Kim as a 'tough cookie' with 'bad intentions,' Trump highlighted his previous diplomatic interactions with Kim.

President Donald Trump said on the 23rd (local time) that he would attempt diplomacy again with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un. In a Fox News interview released that day, President Trump responded "I will" when host Sean Hannity asked, "Will you reach out to him again?"

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Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the incoming presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world's first country to recognise the self-declared republic.

Some fear the wannabe whale psychiatrist heading for the White House will undo progress on climate action and marine protection.

The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald Trump’s first presidency and saw China fill the vacuum.