Russia First Russian charged with attempted meddling in US election A woman from St Petersburg is the first to be charged with attempted interference in the US mid-term congressional elections next month. 19/10/2018
world news Manafort to cooperate with Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and will cooperate with Robert Muelle's investigation of Russian election meddling. 14/09/2018
USA Trump's perjury fears U.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters any statement he could give to the Russian election interference inquiry could be turned against him 21/08/2018
world news Europe briefing: Six stories to know about today Join us for live updates on the key stories for today, Wednesday, August 1. 01/08/2018
USA President Trump holds President Putin personally responsible for meddling in 2016 election Trump made the comment in an interview with CBS, after a second day of efforts by the White House to quell nationwide anger - even from his own supporters - over his failure to publicly hold Putin to account at a joint news conference in Helsinki 18/07/2018
USA Donald Trump's business dealings come under Mueller's beady eye Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued subpoenas to Donald Trump's businesses, crossing one of the Presidents "red lines". The White House remains tight-lipped on the subject. 16/03/2018
world news U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election US officials say systems in the seven states were compromised in a variety of ways, with some breaches more serious than others, from entry into state websites to penetration of actual voter registration databases. 28/02/2018
USA Former Trump campaign aide, Rick Gates pleads guilty in Mueller invest Prosecutors said Gates could win a reduction in his sentence based on the extent of his cooperation with Mueller's probe. 23/02/2018
USA Internet Research Agency: Russian 'troll farm' that 'defrauded the US' The Internet Research Agency is the Russian “troll farm” that allegedly meddled with America’s 2016 presidential election. 17/02/2018
USA Trump vs the FBI: memo release fuels firestorm over Russia probe Donald Trump hits back against the Russia investigation dogging his presidency with an explosive memo alleging political bias within the FBI and Justice Department. 03/02/2018
Denmark Dutch spy agency ‘infiltrated group that hacked US Democratic Party' A joint investigation between two Dutch news outlets reported how intelligence officials watched hackers steal thousands of emails and files from systems used by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). 27/01/2018
world news Struggling to maintain the UK:US 'special relationship' Trump's UK visit is slated for early 2018, but the transatlantic relationship has gone downhill steadily since its early beginnings in 2017 where May and Trump shared a handheld walk at the White House. 01/01/2018
USA Alabama certifies Doug Jones' Senate win Despite a legal challenge by his opponent Roy Moore, Doug Jones' victory has been confirmed 28/12/2017
USA Is Flynn case the tip of the iceberg for the Trump administration? Having admitted to lying over his contacts with Russia, ex-US national security adviser Michael Flynn is now cooperating in a probe that looks to be moving in on President Trump's inner circle 02/12/2017
world news US 'election meddling': is Flynn cooperating against Trump? US media reports suggest the US former National Security Advisor is cooperating against Donald Trump in the inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. 24/11/2017
USA Russian cyber meddling 'deflected scandalous news about Trump' - AP Russian cyber meddling 'actively distracted attention' away from critical online media about Donald Trump, AP finds. 10/11/2017
USA Former Trump aides charged in Russia probe The investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 US election issues its first indictments 31/10/2017
USA Twin indictments and aide admission of lying brings "Russiagate" closer to White House Men close to President Trump are indicted by Mueller investigation into possible Russian collusion in 2016 US presidential election. 30/10/2017
USA Social media giants called to testify by US Congress Google, Facebook & Twitter gave been called to testify by the Congressional Investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. 28/09/2017
View View: Can Trump Turn His Presidency Around? Trump’s actual decisions matter far more than his confrontational behavior. But his behavior can still affect the options that are available to him. If his public approval sinks too low, fewer members of Congress will work with him, and more will work against him. 25/08/2017
USA Trump 'weighed in' on son's Russia statement - White House The White House has confirmed the president steered a statement by his son downplaying the intent of a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign. 02/08/2017
View View: Trump and Putin - tainted love As Trump and Putin meet at the G20, here's a recap of their bittersweet love affair to date 07/07/2017
USA Trump admits he has no tapes of interactions with Comey Despite earlier hints that he had recordings of conversations with the sacked FBI chief, the US president says he did not make any. 22/06/2017
USA Ahead of Comey testimony: meet “All the President’s Men” – Trump’s Russia handlers James Comey’s testimony is expected to shed new light on the murky Trump-Russia connection 06/06/2017
USA US charges government contractor over media leak US President Donald Trump’s administration has made one of its first concrete efforts to crack down on leaks to the media. The Department of 06/06/2017
Czech Republic Russian hacker to be extradited A Czech court has ruled that a Russian citizen can be extradited to either the US where he’s wanted for hacking social networks or Russia where he’s 30/05/2017
