US Presidential Election 2024

US Presidential Election 2024

'A brave man': Putin congratulates Trump on election victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the US vote, and he praised the president-elect's courage during the July assassination attempt

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Trump win worries global partners ahead of COP29

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 global climate summit next week and will heap pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming, according to climate negotiators.

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Biden urges Americans to 'bring down temperature' after Trump win

"On January 20, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America," said Biden

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Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back

The White House said Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday

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What went wrong for Harris? Experts weigh in

Experts have highlighted key headwinds that contributed to why Kamala Harris failed to block Donald Trump from reclaiming the White House

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JD Vance once compared Trump to Hitler, now vice president-elect

He is a relatively unusual figure in Trump's inner circle

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Analysis / Trump's win aided by a relentless focus on the cost of living

The impact of inflation on the cost of everyday items was pronounced, with consumer prices rising cumulatively by more than 20 percent during President Joe Biden's time in office, triggering a backlash from voters.

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Trump has vowed sweeping tariffs: What comes next?

This will not be the first time Trump has used tariffs to exert pressure on other countries

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Iran says Trump win a chance for US to reassess 'wrong policies'

During his first term, Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and imposed harsh sanctions on the Islamic republic

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Equities swing, bitcoin hits record as traders weigh Trump 2.0

Trump Trade went into overdrive Wednesday as it emerged that the tycoon would return to the White House after beating Democrat Kamala Harris

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Europe seeks footing as Trump storms back to power

The leaders of the European Union will be joined by others from the United Kingdom to Turkey, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, for Thursday's meeting of the European Political Community.

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Kremlin says US remains unfriendly state, unaware of any Putin plan to congratulate Trump

Moscow is watching closely and analysing statements made by American politicians about Russia, Peskov told reporters.

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US, China must 'get along', Xi tells Trump

In a "congratulatory message" to Trump, Xi "pointed out that history has shown that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and suffer from confrontation", state broadcaster CCTV said.

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In the end, women did not save Harris at ballot box

Exit polls conducted by CNN showed that the Democratic vice president had an eight-point advantage among women voters -- but that was nearly half what Joe Biden had mustered four years ago.

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Trump goes his own way in historic election campaign

The only campaigns that would likely come close to the unconventional Republican tycoon's 2024 run -- for chaos, scandal and norm breaking -- are his own previous tilts at the US presidency.

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Harris calls Trump, concedes

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump yesterday to congratulate the Republican leader on his US presidential election win, two aides to Harris said.

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Modi calls Trump, hopes to further US-India ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephonic conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him once again on his "spectacular" victory

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World pledges to work with Trump

World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump yesterday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris.

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