Big picture: Here's what you need to know at the start of the week We aren't running a Ukraine live blog at the moment but here's what you need to know as a new week begins. Russia attacks Kharkiv ...

Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine in a phone call two days after the presidential election, according to reports - but the Kremlin says this isn't true.

US President-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining power ...