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South Korea Vows ‘Perfect Security Partnership’ With New US President
South Korea’s presidential office announced on Wednesday its commitment to forge a “perfect” security partnership with the incoming U.S. administration. According to a high-ranking South Korean official, President Yoon Suk Yeol will soon speak with the U.S. president-elect to affirm this alliance, as Seoul seeks to strengthen ties amid growing regional security concerns. U.S.-South Korea…
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Low VIP Turnout May Hit COP29 Climate Summit In Azerbaija
This year’s COP29 climate summit, set to begin on Nov. 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will see reduced attendance from major world leaders, including those from the United States, European Union, and Brazil. With key figures like U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen absent, questions loom over the summit’s potential…
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China-Russia “Emerging Axis” A Global Threat: Australia Intelligence Chief
Australia’s top intelligence official has sounded an alarm over an “emerging axis” of nations backing Russia, calling it a significant global threat. Speaking at the Raisina Downunder conference in Canberra, Andrew Shearer, Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence, expressed concern over the alliance between China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. China’s Support For Russia…
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Trump Claims Victory, Says ‘America Gave Powerful Mandate’
Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd of…
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Reports Of Ukraine’s First Clash With North Korean Troops In Kursk
North Korean troops have engaged in clashes against Ukrainian forces that are fighting in the Russian Kursk region, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday, citing an unnamed senior U.S. official and an unnamed senior Ukrainian official. The engagement was limited, the Ukrainian official told the newspaper and likely meant to probe the Ukrainian…
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Trump Wins In North Carolina, Georgia As Harris Gets Weaker
Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, Edison Research projected, taking him closer to completing a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. The outcome remained uncertain in five other states expected to determine the winner. But…
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Investors Favour ‘Trump Trade’ Amid Election Uncertainty
Global investors on Tuesday were closely watching key local races in the U.S. presidential election, with trades starting to lean toward pricing in a Donald Trump win, although many said it was still too early to tell. U.S. stock futures and the dollar pushed higher while Treasury yields climbed and bitcoin rose, suggesting trades favouring…
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Early Results Put Trump Ahead, But Contest Still Too Close To Call
As of 9 p.m. ET (0200 GMT on Wednesday), polls had closed in 41 states and Washington, D.C. Trump had 154 electoral votes to Harris’ 30 electoral votes, but both still had multiple paths to victory.
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Republicans Hopeful For U.S. Senate, Both Struggle For House Control
Republicans took a step toward winning control of the U.S. Senate with a victory in West Virginia on Tuesday, while neither party appeared to have an edge in the battle for the House of Representatives. With both chambers of Congress at stake, the results will determine how successfully the next president – Republican Donald Trump…
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Ten Counties That Can Shape Trump, Harris And America’s Future
Seven battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are expected to play a decisive role in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harrisand Republican Donald Trump. Here are ten counties to watch in those states. Early results based on partial returns may not be predictive of the final…