Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephonic conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him once again on his "spectacular" victory

World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump yesterday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump was elected US 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.

For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue.

Donald Trump’s win in US presidential election will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House.

Republican Donald Trump, who secured win over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in his campaign to retake the White House, could begin the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials in the coming weeks.

Republican Donald Trump has won over Democrat Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, avenging his own loss to President Joe Biden four years ago.

Donald Trump’s surprisingly comprehensive victory in the US Presidential election has electrified the US dollar - possibly to his own chagrin - and the US currency is eyeing its biggest one-day gain in two years.

Donald Trump’s victory in the race to become the next US president will have economic consequences for the rest of the world that are likely to be deep and quite immediate.

A Donald Trump presidential election victory would have huge implications for US trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans’ taxes and illegal immigration.

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Republican Donald Trump, who today was on the cusp of victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in his campaign to retake the White House, could begin the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials in the coming weeks.

Donald Trump is expected to mobilise agencies across the US government to help him deport record numbers of immigrants, building on efforts in his first term to tap all available resources and pressure so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions to cooperate, according to six former Trump officials and allies

For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue

Takeaways from the US presidential election

In Washington DC, Harris supporters gathered in Howard University were left heartbroken

Chinese strategists expect more fiery rhetoric and potentially crippling tariffs from Trump, who has proposed tariffs on Chinese imports in excess of 60% and ending China's most-favoured-nation trading status.

World leaders raced to praise Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose

says 'made history' with US presidential election

Jubilant Donald Trump supporters gathered in Florida on election night, expecting the ex-president to speak after he notched key wins in the race for the White House