By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to keep fighting for the ideals that powered her presidential campaign on Wednesday in a concession speech that acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump’s win while warning of potential dark times to come. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the …
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By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine appealed to Donald Trump’s image as a tough leader on Wednesday in the hope of persuading the returning U.S. president not to abandon its cause in pursuit of peace with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was among the first world leaders to congratulate Trump, who has criticised the scale of …
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By Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone (Reuters) – The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said on Wednesday, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. “The administration plans to push forward …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -In a meeting with one of America’s most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she’d protect union jobs and workers’ livelihoods better than Donald Trump. But leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, long staunchly allied with her Democratic Party, …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he would call a confidence vote on January 15, which could pave the way for a snap federal election in March. (Reporting by Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt, writing by Matthias Williams, editing by Thomas Seythal)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called to congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential election victory and invite him to meet at the White House and will address the nation on Thursday. The White House, in a statement after Trump beat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for the U.S. presidency, said …
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By Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House. The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four …
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By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland plans to hold a general election on Nov. 29, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, as his centre-right coalition bids to capitalise on a popular budget and a dramatic slide in support for opposition left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein. Harris had until the end of …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations says replacing its Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Gaza and the West Bank is not the world body’s responsibility, signaling it was Israel’s problem, according to a letter excerpt seen by Reuters. The U.N. formally responded in a letter to Israel’s decision to cut ties …
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(Reuters) – NATO-member defense spending may come back into focus as former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to office. Republican Trump, 78, was elected president on Wednesday, defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. He previously served as U.S. president from 2017 to 2021. In congratulating Trump on his election, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that …
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