BRUSSELS, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – US leadership is essential in facing up to new security challenges, NATO head Jens Stolten berg said on Wednesday as he congratulated Republican Donald Trump on a stunning US election victory. “We face a challenging new security environment, including hybrid warfare, cyber attacks, the threat of terrorism. US leadership is […]
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US leadership ‘as important as ever’: NATO’s Stolten berg
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Dollar tumbles against yen, euro on strong Trump showing
TOKYO, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – The dollar tumbled against the yen and euro while the Mexican peso fell off a cliff as polling results in the knife-edge US presidential race pointed to a strong showing by Donald Trump. A strong yen could derail Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s spend-for-growth policy which has boosted stock prices […]
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European stocks plunge at open on Trump win
LONDON, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – European stocks tumbled in opening deals on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected US president, beating market favourite Hillary Clinton. In initial deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 1.87 percent to 6,718.85 points, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 dived 2.9 percent to 10,181.89 points and the Paris CAC 40 index slid […]
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Trump says will be president for all Americans
NEW YORK, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump said Wednesday he would bind the nation’s deep wounds and be a president “for all Americans,” as he praised his defeated rival Hillary Clinton for her years of public service. “Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe […]
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EU will continue to ‘work together’ with US: Mogherini
BRUSSELS, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – The European Union will continue to work together with the United States following the election of Republican Donald Trump as president, EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said Wednesday. “EU-US ties are deeper than any change in politics. We’ll continue to work together, rediscovering the strength of Europe,” Mogherini said […]
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Putin congratulates Trump, hopes for ‘constructive dialogue’
MOSCOW, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump for his victory in US elections, hoping to work with him to improve relations, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin “expressed hope for mutual work on bringing US-Russia relations out of their critical condition” and said that “building constructive dialogue” […]