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South Korea believes a Trump administration would maintain U.S. policy on North
ReutersSouth Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said on Wednesday that he believed Donald Trump would maintain the current U.S. policy of pressuring North Korea over its nuclear and missile tests, if he wins the presidential election. -
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World in shock as Trump surges to victoryGovernments from Asia to Europe reacted with stunned disbelief to the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, while populists hailed the result as a triumph of the people over a failed political establishment.German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, described the result as a "huge shock" and questioned whether it meant the end of "Pax Americana", the state of relative peace overseen by Washington that has governed international relations since World War Two.French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault pledged to work with Trump but said his personality "raised questions" and he admitted to being unsure what a Trump presidency would mean for key foreign policy challenges, from climate change and the West's nuclear deal with Iran to the war in Syria.(Reporting by Noah Barkin) -
Soundtrack (as it's been so many times at so many stump speeches): "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones.
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GALLERY: President Trump, 45 photos of the 45th president reut.rs
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U.S. stocks index futures trim losses: Dow futures down about 290 points, S&P 500 futures down 1.9 percent
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Markets hammered as reality of a Trump win sets in - Reuters TV
Reuters TVThey didn't see it coming. Major markets around the world had priced in an election win for Hillary Clinton. But as Tara Joseph reports, now that the reality of a Trump presidency is taking hold, stock and currency markets have been plunged into a state of heavy volatility. -
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas on Twitter: 'The world won't end, but things will get more crazy:Die Welt wird nicht untergehen, sie wird nur noch verrückter. (hm)3:10 AM - 09 Nov 2016
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Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage congratulates Trump on U.S. election win
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In bid for history, Clinton fails to reach the mountaintop
ReutersHillary Clinton came closer than any other woman to winning the White House on Tuesday but fell short for a second time, a bitter disappointment for a pioneering but polarizing American political figure. -
Donald Trump - "It's been what they call a historic event, but to be really historic we have to do great job, and I promise you that I will not let you down, we will do a great job."
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JUST IN: Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on U.S. election victory
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Wall Street elite stunned at Trump triumph
ReutersFrom plush penthouse apartments on the Upper East Side to bars in midtown Manhattan, New York’s financial community watched in stunned dismay on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump clinched the White House. -
Putin in telegram to Trump says hopes to work on international issues - Interfax
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Trump, Congress will be in sync on some issues, but long-term questions loom
ReutersDonald Trump, elected U.S. president on Tuesday, will enjoy Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress when he takes office in January and an early Capitol Hill honeymoon is likely on several issues, but a long-term romance may be more challenging. -
Trump win casts doubt on Fed's plans to hike interest rates
ReutersDonald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential race throws into question the core assumption in global financial markets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon and follow with further gradual hikes over coming years. -
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JUST IN: India's PM Modi says looking forward to taking India-U.S. ties 'to a new height' with Trump - tweet.
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EU parliament head hopes for 'rational cooperation' with Trump
ReutersEuropean Parliament President Martin Schulz on Wednesday said he hoped for a "rational cooperation" with Donald Trump as the next U.S. president after a bitter political campaign. -
JUST IN: NATO chief says he looks forward to meeting Trump soon, will welcome him to NATO summit in Brussels in 2017.
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JUST IN: German vice chancellor Gabriel tells Funke Media Group Trump is the "Pioneer of a new authoritarian and chauvinist international movement."
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'Go to hell!' A divided America struggles to heal after ugly election
Reuters UK“He lies,” huffed Janet Foster. -
Italy PM Renzi congratulates new U.S. President Donald Trump and says Italy friendship with U.S. is solid.
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JUST IN: UK PM May congratulates Donald Trump on being elected the next U.S. president. Says Britain and United States have an enduring and special relationship based on freedom, democracy and enterprise.
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Governments from Asia to Europe reacted with stunned disbelief to the victory of Donald Trump, while populists hailed the result as a triumph of the people over a failed political establishment. Read More -
KABUL, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday called on U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan.
"Our message is that the Americans should draft a policy not to take away the independence and sovereignty of other nations. Most importantly they should withdraw all their troops from Afghanistan," the Taliban said in a statement in reaction to Trump's surprise election win. -
VATICAN CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Catholic Church's highest-ranking diplomat wished U.S. President-elect Donald Trump well on Wednesday, saying he would pray for the new incumbent to be "enlightened".
"We wish the new president well, that he may have a truly fruitful government," Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told the papal state's radio station.
"We pledge to pray that God enlightens him and supports him in the service of his country of course, but also in the service of wellbeing and peace in the world. I think today everyone needs to work to change the global situation, which is one of deep laceration and serious conflict."
Earlier this year, Pope Francis suggested Donald Trump was "not Christian" because of his stance on immigration. A papal spokesman later said this was not a personal attack on the Republican party candidate. -
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Donald Trump updates his Twitter bio with @realDonaldTrump President-elect of the United States
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Dollar falls, Mexican peso hits record low as Trump wins U.S. election
The dollar fell and the Mexican peso plunged to a record low on Wednesday as stunned investors digested the news that billionaire businessman Donald Trump had won the U.S. presidential election. -
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VERBATIM: Trump claims victory in election shock - Reuters TV
Reuters TVDonald Trump has claimed victory in a speech to his supporters, after defeating heavily favoured Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House. -
How Trump swept to power - Reuters TV
Reuters TVReuters correspondents Andy Sullivan and Jim Oliphant discuss how President-elect Donald Trump pulled off his spectacular defeat of Democrat Hillary Clinton on election day. -
University of California, Davis students protest on campus in Davis, California, following the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. REUTERS/Max Whittaker
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President Obama, Trump spoke by telephone, had 'very warm conversation' -- Trump campaign manager to NBC
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Trump election puts Iran nuclear deal on shaky ground
Donald Trump's election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions. -
Trump campaign manager does not rule out special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton, says discussion to come 'all in due time' - MSNBC
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Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway, speaking on CBS's "This Morning" show, said President Obama called the president-elect while he was announcing his victory to supporters.
"President Obama reached out to Mr. Trump ironically while Mr. Trump was on the stage. So the call was missed at first ... and of course he called him immediately when he knew that and they talked well into the wee hours, 3 a.m. or 3:30 a.m., I would say. And that was also a very cordial conversation between two men who had been at battle," Conway said on CBS. -
After Trump and Brexit, populist tsunami threatens European mainstream
Reuters UKBack in May, when Donald's Trump's stunning U.S. presidential election victory seemed the remotest of possibilities, a senior European official took to Twitter before a G7 summit in Tokyo to warn of a "horror scenario". -
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Britain's Prince Andrew halts public duties over sex scandal
LONDON Britain's Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his "ill-judged" association with late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family's work.
