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By Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax, Reuters Donald Trump is only the second US president to recapture the White House after being earlier voted out. Photo: JIM WATSON Kamala Harris falls short in historic presidential bid Trump recaptures White House after divisive campaign Trump vows to reshape executive branch, prioritise personal loyalty Donald Trump has been elected United States president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad. Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison Research projected, following...

Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a historic political comeback, recapturing the White House following an election loss in 2020, CNN has projected. Trump will return to the nation's highest office four years after inciting a violent insurrection at the US Capitol as part of an effort to hold on to power as he refused to accept the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump's election presents an unprecedented legal situation as the president-elect was scheduled to be sentenced in New York criminal court this month after being convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records earlier this year. Trump also faces other criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in his ongoing federal election subversion case. The fo...

Photo: BILL PUGLIANO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Reactions from around the world began flooding in tonight as Fox News projected that Republican Donald Trump had defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel "Congratulations on history's greatest comeback! Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory! In true friendship," Netanyahu wrote on X. Emmanuel Macron, President of France "Congratulations, President Donald Trump. Ready to work together just as we knew how to do during four years. With your...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters have joined the chorus of global leaders to congratulate Republican candidate Donald Trump's seeming US presidential win. "The United States is one of New Zealand's most important partners. Tonight, I congratulate President-elect @realDonaldTrump and look forward to building New Zealand's relationship with his incoming Administration," Luxon posted on X. The United States is one of New Zealand’s most important partners.Tonight, I congratulate President-elect @realDonaldTrump and look forward to building New Zealand’s relationship with his incoming Administration.— Christopher Luxon (@chrisluxonmp) November 6, 2024 Peters also paid homage to T...

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and US Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance and their families appear on stage at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida. Photo: AFP / Jim Watson Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has addressed supporters at a convention centre in Palm Beach, Florida. A smiling Trump has told supporters: "This is the greatest political movement of all time." He said this "would the golden age of America". While some swing states are still counting votes, his rival Democrat Kamala Harris has almost no path to victory left, while Trump is on track to win significantly more of the electoral college votes needed for victory. Trump said he would help the country heal after a divi...