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Donald Trump. Photo: JIM WATSON What does a Donald Trump victory in the US election mean for New Zealand's economy? Experts say Trump's protectionist policies could have far-reaching consequences, particularly in heavily trade-dependent nations such as our own. Trump has proposed tariffs of up to 20 percent on all imported goods, which would include major New Zealand exports like beef - and even larger ones targeted at countries he sees as economic adversaries, such as Mexico and China. "If it applied to New Zealand exports, it would be quite serious," New Zealand International Business Forum executive director Stephen Jacobi told Morning Report earlier this week. "I mean, it would kill off quite a lot of trade." Former senior government trade deal negotiator Charles Finny told Morning ...

File photo. A group of doctors joined abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the US Supreme Court on 24 April, 2024, in Washington, DC, before the court handed down a temporary win for abortion rights supporters in Idaho that will allow women to receive emergency abortions despite the state's near-total ban. Photo: AFP/ Andrew Harnik By Amy O'Kruk, Annette Choi, Lauren Mascarenhas, Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Measures to protect abortion access in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and Nevada will pass, CNN pro...

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...