Meet Trump’s Loudest Foreign Surrogate

The leader of Italy's populist right-wing Northern League is a big fan of The Donald-and he's hoping Trump's rise will help usher in a new era in European politics. Salvini, 43, is the leader of Italy's Northern League -a populist, right-wing faction in Italian politics that calls for deporting all illegal immigrants, exerting more control over the country's borders, and taking Italy out of the eurozone common currency.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Mocks President Trump’s Calls With Foreign Leaders In Cold Opener

During the cold opener this weekend, Alec Baldwin reprised his role as President Trump with Steve Bannon - dressed as the Grim Reaper - at his side as he phoned Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia, President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

Malcolm Turnbull discovers Donald Trump doesn’t ‘make nice’

Malcolm Turnbull refused to confirm or deny whether Donald Trump hung up on him after calling the Nauru resettlement plan the "worst deal ever". No matter the differences between Washington and Canberra or personal disinterest between the respective leaders, any past prime minister could rely on any president to make the phone calls and visits look dignified and diplomatic, as befits a "special relationship".

German minister heads to Washington amid growing U.S. critiques

Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday announced plans to visit Washington and shore up ties with Germany's closest ally outside Europe, days after a key aide to U.S. President Donald Trump launched fresh attacks on Berlin's policies. Gabriel said he looked forward to a "good, open and friendly" dialogue with Rex Tillerson, confirmed as Trump's secretary of State on Wednesday by the U.S. Senate, and said Germany was seeking answers about the new U.S. administration's foreign policies, its relationship to the NATO alliance and other key issues.

Trump to honour refugee swap deal with Australia – source

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, Treasurer Scott Morrison said on Monday. Trump spoke by telephone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday, officials in both countries said, one of a number of conversations the new U.S. president held with world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Donald Trump ‘expected to visit Scotland when he comes to the UK’

Whitehall insiders expect Donald Trump to visit Scotland if the controversial tycoon turned President-Elect of the United States comes to the UK later this year. Sources said that Mr Trump, whose mother came from outside Stornoway, was expected to spend time north of the Border.

VW Managers Warned to Stay in Germany as U.S. Charges Near

Some of Volkswagen AG's top executives may find it risky to leave Germany as U.S. prosecutors prepare to charge more company officials. Oliver Schmidt, a VW executive, was arrested in Miami as he was returning to Germany from vacation and faces charges of misleading regulators about the automaker's diesel-emissions cheating devices.

Breitbart Has A Literally Unbelievable Response To Its False German Church Story

As Breitbart.com prepares to export its brand of anti-establishment xenophobia to Germany, the website has come under fire for a false report suggesting that a "mob" of 1,000 Muslims tried to burn down a German church. Breitbart London's editor-in-chief has now responded to critics with a 2,300-word rant that does not meet the laugh test.

US now a wildcard in global affairs

Crucial elections loom this year in France and Germany, where the same anti-establishment backlash that produced Donald Trump and Brexit could offer an opening to nationalist leaders who oppose Muslim immigration and further erode the European unity that has been a signature of the post-World War II era. The Middle East is spiraling deeper into the mire of fraying borders and sectarian disorder while violence in places such Syria is unleashing a tide of desperate refugees that is destabilizing Europe.

Top business stories of 2016: Amazon and Colorado make peace

The logo of U.S. online retail giant Amazon is displayed on the Brieselang logistics center, west of Berlin on November 11, 2014. But this wasn't over the so-called "Amazon Tax law," a heavily contested Colorado law that required out-of-state internet retailers to inform customers of sales tax owed.