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By John Lyons, ABC global affairs editor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump meeting on 27 September, 2024, in New York. The meeting coincided with Zelensky's visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Photo: AFP / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service Analysis - With Donald Trump set to return to the White House, the international outlook is in for a major shake-up. Perhaps even a wild ride. The most dramatic change would be regarding the war in Ukraine. The only way that Ukraine has been able to hold off Russia's push towards Kyiv has been due to the huge financial support of NATO. While Ukraine is not a member of NATO, the support of this alliance has allowed it to match a much larger and better-resourced army. The US is the biggest funder of NA...

Photo: AFP Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is expected to address supporters on Thursday (NZT) after her Republican rival Donald Trump claimed victory in the United States presidential election. CNN has projected that Trump will win the election, clinching 276 electoral college votes so far. The candidates needed 270 to win. Votes are still being counted in some areas, with the winners in a handful of states - Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Michigan and Nevada - yet to be announced as of 5am Thursday NZT. Reuters reported that Harris was not planning to make her concession speech until Wednesday afternoon in the US (about 10am Thursday NZT). Earlier, Trump called his win "a magnificent victory for the American people" and said it would usher in "the golden age of America". Meanwhile, Harris' s...

By Leigh Sales*, ABC The challenges for the Democratic Party have been clear from the day Kamala Harris became the nominee. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Analysis - It is truly extraordinary the Democrats have convincingly lost a presidential election against one of the most discredited figures in modern American political history - a convicted felon, no less. And yet, the challenges for the Democratic Party, and the campaign's obvious mistakes and missteps, have been clear from the day Kamala Harris became the nominee. There is little that's surprising about Donald Trump's victory beyond the obvious shock that a candidate so vulgar and base - last week, he pretended to fellate a microphone, just the latest pitiful example in a long line - is not unelectable. Here are six obvious ...