U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump, according to Reuters. “As a junior Foreign Service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the president and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies,” Feeley said, according to an excerpt of his resignation letter read to Reuters on Friday.

Ecuador has granted citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living in asylum at the nation's embassy in London for more than five years, Reuters reports. Britain said earlier on Thursday it had refused a request by Ecuador for Assange to be given diplomatic status, a spokesman for Britain’s Foreign Office said.

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 763 jetliners in 2017, likely retaining the title of the world’s biggest planemaker compared with European rival Airbus. Boeing also garnered 912 net new aircraft orders worth $134.8 billion last year, compared with 668 worth about $94 billion in 2016. Airbus was on track last month to rack up more than 1,000 gross new orders, excluding cancellations, compared with the 1,053 gross orders Boeing announced Tuesday.

United States President, Donald Trump has reportedly cancelled his planned visit to the United Kingdom in February where he was billed to commission the new $1bn (£738m) US embassy in London. The US President made the decision known on Friday in a tweet posted on his verified personal Twitter handle @realDonaldTrump.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he could beat Oprah Winfrey in a presidential race, even as one of Winfrey’s closest friends hinted that the media mogul was intrigued by the possibility of running but was not presently considering it.

Speculation of Winfrey going for the white house race circulated on social media and news sites after her inspiring “new day” speech at the Golden Globes awards show on Sunday night, which touched on female and black empowerment, her roots in poverty and support of those who speak up about sexual abuse and harassment.

However some critics on social media postulated that the country may not be agreeable of another celebrity political novice coming in after Trump's 2016 victory.

Winfrey, 63, who has been a cultural force in the country for decades has not commented publicly on the speculation.

Trump, speaking with reporters during a White House meeting with lawmakers, said in response to a question, ”Yeah I’ll beat Oprah. Oprah would be a lot of fun.

The author of a controversial book on Donald Trump says that all his White House aides see him as a "child" who needs "immediate gratification".

Michael Wolff said his book was based on about 200 interviews, and rejected Mr Trump's claims that it was "phony" and "full of lies".

The president says he never spoke to him but Wolff told NBC's Today show that they spent three hours together.

The book has now gone on sale early despite Mr Trump's attempts to stop it.

Mr Trump's lawyers had tried to block publication of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, alleging it contained many falsehoods and saying they were considering pursuing libel charges.

The president himself tweeted on Friday that the "phony new book" was being pushed by the media and others to hurt him. He added: "They should try winning an election. Sad!"

Wolff said that White House staff described the president as childlike because "he has the need for immediate gratification. It's all about him... This man does not read, does not listen. He's like a pinball just shooting off the sides."