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Donald Trump will return to the White House after claiming a stunning US election victory over Democrat opponent Kamala Harris.Mr Trump, who previously served as president between 2017 and 2021, picked up his first swing state after he was declared the winner of North Carolina. Around an hour later he was declared the winner of Georgia - taking back the state he narrowly lost to Joe Biden in 2020.He was projected as the winner of Pennsylvania shortly afterwards - touted as the most pivotal of the seven battleground states.Mr Trump's victory was confirmed when he surpassed 270 electoral college votes by winning the state of Wisconsin, and he remains on course to claim all seven swing states. Follow live updates: Trump wins US electionMs Harris' aides had earlier said she wouldn't speak unti...

When JD Vance says he came from nothing, he really means it.There are plenty of clichés that seemingly encapsulate how a child born in poverty can go on to become a vice presidential candidate by the age of 39; it's almost the perfect example of the "American Dream". But Donald Trump's pick for vice president is not in this position despite his challenging upbringing - in many ways, he's there because of it. Image: Mr Trump and Mr Vance shake hands at the Republican National Convention in July. Pic: Reuters This is how JD Vance took his experiences as a self-proclaimed hillbilly and used them to write a bestselling book and propel himself to the top of politics.Hillbilly Elegy In his 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, Mr Vance, b...

Sir Keir Starmer has joined world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump after he declared victory in the US presidential election.The UK prime minister said: "As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise." Elsewhere, Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said he looked forward to "an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump's decisive leadership".He said: "I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-US strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine."He's joined by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Turkey's prime minister V...