Turkey Turkey's Iyi Party retracts call to seize Trump Towers in Istanbul Iyi opposition party spokesperson Aytun Çıray apologised for his statement calling for the seizure of the Turkish franchise of Trump Towers. 02/08/2018
Italy World's powerful convene for Bilderberg meeting: What is it? Some 131 participants from 23 countries are gathering in Turin, Italy for the 66th edition of the Bilderberg Meetings. 07/06/2018
USA Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA's first female director The US Senate has voted in favour of appointing the CIA's first female director. The confirmation of Gina Haspel, a veteran of the spy agency, follows a partisan fight among lawmakers over her role in the its post-9/11 interrogation programme. 18/05/2018
Russia Diplomats on the move as Russians and Americans return home The diplomats expelled from the USA are back home, while the American consulate in St. Petersburg closes for business. 01/04/2018
USA President Donald Trump signs $1.3tn spending bill Trump said he had signed the bill, despite his qualms on some issues, because a $60 billion increase in military spending had convinced him it was a worthwhile compromise. 23/03/2018
USA TV actress Nixon in NY governor bid Former 'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon is running for governor of New York state 20/03/2018
USA Hope Hicks resigns as Trump’s White House communications chief Trump's longtime aide quit a day after she appeared before a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, and acknowledged she sometimes told "white lies" for the president, according to lawmakers. 01/03/2018
USA House Democrats release intelligence memo as rebuttal to GOP Democrats release redacted version of a 10-page rebuttal to Republicans' FISA memo. 24/02/2018
USA Train carrying US Republicans hits truck, killing driver No serious injuries were reported among the Republican members of Congress on the train, who were on their way to an annual retreat in West Virginia. 31/01/2018
