The Kremlin said Wednesday that it would judge Donald Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine conflict, on his “actions” in office, as many in the West fear his second term could spell disaster for Kyiv. Many in Russia cautiously welcomed Trump’s win, with people telling AFP on the streets of Moscow they hoped …
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US President-elect Donald Trump can seize untrammeled power in Washington should his Republicans gain full control of Congress, a feat his party may well achieve as it leads the race for the House of Representatives.Pulling such a trifecta — winning the White House and Senate, which Republicans have already done, and maintaining their control of …
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Donald Trump’s victory has left Mexico bracing for potential trade tensions, tariffs and mass migrant deportations that experts say could pose a major test of relations between the closely connected neighbors.On the eve of the election, Trump vowed to impose tariffs of at least 25 percent on goods coming from Mexico unless it stops an …
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Young volunteers have spearheaded a humanitarian campaign for victims of Spain’s deadliest floods in decades, smashing stereotypes of an apathetic and feeble “snowflake generation” interested in nothing other than themselves.”Hundreds, perhaps thousands have come, they have conducted themselves magnificently,” said Noelia Saez, a 48-year-old from the devastated town of Catarroja.The altruism also overjoyed 62-year-old Teresa …
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Israelis in Jerusalem welcomed Donald Trump’s US election triumph on Wednesday, hoping he might help end the wars devastating the region, while some called it “part of God’s plan”.”I believe in God, so this is part of God’s plan,” Esther Henderson, 44, a shopper in the ancient city’s popular Mahane Yehuda market, told AFP.”I feel …
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Donald Trump’s victory in US presidential elections has sparked anxiety on the streets of Kyiv and Kharkiv at a decisive moment of the war as Ukrainian defences buckle under mounting Russian pressure.Ukraine is reliant on foreign military aid — in particular from Washington — to hold out against Russia’s invasion, launched nearly three years ago, …
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From far-right billionaire provocateur Elon Musk to young firebrand J.D. Vance and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a new Trump administration is set to bring a contrarian cast of characters into the White House.They will be heavily contrasted with his administration during his first term — almost none of whom backed him in his …
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Donald Trump won a sweeping victory Wednesday in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world.The polarizing Republican’s triumph, following one of the most hostile campaigns in modern American history, was all the more remarkable given his criminal conviction, a near-miss assassination attempt, …
Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday want Donald Trump, who won the US election, to end the war between Israel and Hamas that has devastated their territory.The conflict sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack has taken an appalling human toll in the Gaza Strip, displacing most of its residents, causing widespread hunger and death, and leaving …
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For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue.Like Hillary Clinton in 2016, Kamala Harris had a shot at becoming the first woman to occupy the Oval Office but stumbled at the final …
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