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President-elect Donald Trump previously rebuffed allegations Russia was behind the hacks. Now he may take action, his incoming chief of staff says.

US President Barack Obama has advised his successor Donald Trump not to attempt to run the White House "the way you would manage a family business".

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to help Donald Trump win the presidential election, a US intelligence report says.

The top US intelligence official has told Congress he was "even more resolute" in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats in the 2016 election campaign.

President-elect Donald Trump has backed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in casting doubt on intelligence alleging Russian meddling in the US election.

US Republicans are to drop a plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct, after heavy criticism, including from President-elect Donald Trump.

There is no evidence Russian hacking influenced the US election outcome and jumping to conclusions would be irresponsible, Donald Trump's spokesman says.

US President-elect Donald Trump has left open the possibility of meeting with Taiwan's president after he is sworn in.

A diplomatic division has developed after Canberra said it would not have supported last week's initiative from New Zealand on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

US President-elect Donald Trump has urged Israel, criticised by the UN Security Council, to hold on until he assumes office next month.

Israel reportedly warned NZ of serious consequences if it backed a UN vote on settlements, but an Israeli official in Wellington says relations are still 'business as usual'.

The US President-elect has called the UN a "club for people to get together, talk and have a good time" following the UN Security Council's resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.

The number of British immigrants arriving in New Zealand has risen on the back of the country's Brexit vote, and figures also suggest a jump in US immigrants since Donald Trump was elected.

US President-elect Donald Trump plans to dissolve his charity to avoid any conflict of interest, he says, but it is being investigated by the New York attorney general.

A co-chair of Donald Trump's New York campaign is facing a backlash after saying he hoped President Obama would die and the first lady would "return to being a male".

Egypt has suddenly delayed a vote on its UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Donald Trump made his opposition clear.

An airline passenger who allegedly made angry remarks when he found Ivanka Trump was on his flight was removed from the plane by the airline.

A Russian-linked oil man for state secretary, a general dubbed "Mad Dog" as defence secretary - now a China critic for a trade post. Who will Trump pick next?

US President-elect Donald Trump has tweeted the US should "greatly strengthen and expand" its nuclear arsenal, until "the world comes to its senses regarding nukes".

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has invoked a federal law to permanently ban new oil and gas drilling in northern US waters.