Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente spoke with the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about security and migration issues in a first official contact between the two diplomats, Mexico's president told reporters on Wednesday.

Volodin said merely discussing a plot to assassinate Putin was path to nuclear war and that Carlson's comments should be investigated further. State news agency Tass reported that Russia's parliament will appeal to U.S. Congress and the U.N. to investigate the claims.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.

A victory for Putin means, in due time, a re-charting of the entire map of Europe, to suit his vision of a Russian empire that never lost the Cold War. The only way to end the war in Ukraine is to ensure that Russia loses and that Ukraine wins.

Marco Rubio is the first member of Donald Trump's second administration whose position was confirmed by the Senate.

This follows President Donald Trump's executive order authorising the US military to deploy as many units or members of the armed forces as needed to help the Department of Homeland Security obtain "complete operational control" of the border.

Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the US-Mexico border. Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian country where same-sex marriage is legal.

The US president stepped up pressure on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to "settle now and stop this ridiculous war" or face tougher economic measures.

The new US president says Russia will face "high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions" if it does not make a deal to end the conflict.

"All previously scheduled travel of refugees to the US is being cancelled," a State Department memo says, following an executive order from President Trump.

A bishop asked Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBT people and immigrants - he later called her 'nasty' and a 'Trump hater'