BERLIN, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday offered US president-elect Donald Trump “close cooperation” based on the shared values of their liberal democracies. “Germany and America share the values of democracy, freedom, respect for the rule of law and human dignity, regardless of origin, skin colour, religion, gender, or political belief,” […]
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Merkel offers Trump ‘close cooperation’ based on common values
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German foreign minister sees ‘more difficult’ times with Trump
BERLIN, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Wednesday that US foreign policy would become more unpredictable after Donald Trump was elected president, making things “more difficult”. “I think we must expect that American foreign policy will become less predictable for us and we must expect that the United states will be […]
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US-led coalition strike kills 20 civilians near Raqa: monitor
BEIRUT, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – A US-led coalition air strike killed 20 civilians, including two children, overnight in a village near the Islamic State group’s Syrian stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said Wednesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of people had also been wounded in the strikes on Tuesday night on […]
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Trump win ‘opens period of uncertainty’: France’s Hollande
PARIS, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said that Donald Trump’s stunning victory in US presidential elections “opens a period of uncertainty.” In a televised address, he also said that “this context calls for a united Europe, capable of making itself heard and of promoting policies wherever its interests or its values are […]
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Iran’s Rouhani: Trump cannot reverse nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Nov 9 (APP/AFP): Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said there was “no possibility” of its nuclear deal with world powers being overturned by US president-elect Donald Trump despite his threat to rip it up. “Iran’s understanding in the nuclear deal was that the accord was not concluded with one country or government but was approved […]
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US election: Trump at 290 electoral votes, Clinton at 218
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Republican Donald Trump has won the US presidency with at least 290 electoral votes, securing more than the 270 he needed to succeed Barack Obama. His Democratic rival Hillary Clinton had 218 electoral votes, a crushing defeat for the former secretary of state. The following is a list of the […]