Why Trump Won
The results of the US Presidential election 2016 took the public, and many pollsters and pundits by surprise; they were stunned, I was too. Though the media had informed us that the race was close,...
Tag: Vladimir Putin
Obama Seeks To Allay Trump Concerns
President Barack Obama has sought to assure America’s allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country’s international alliances when he takes office in January. Mr Obama told...
Putin and Trump Ready To Improve Russia-U.S. Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U. S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a telephone conversation, with both sides agreeing to make joint efforts to normalize the current stained ties...
2016 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week Kicks Off In Peru
2016 APEC Economic Leaders' Week kicks off on Monday in Lima, capital city of Peru, with the theme "Quality growth and human development." Running from Nov. 14th to 20th, it will bring together...
Trump and Putin ‘will Try To Mend Ties’
US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to "normalise US-Russia ties", the Kremlin has said, following a phone conversation between the two. Mr Putin wished Mr...
Donald Trump’s Victory Will Be Good For Russia
Investing guru Jim Rogers is betting Donald Trump's victory will be good for Russia. In fact, he's visiting Moscow to put his money to work. "I'm in Russia right now," he told CNNMoney's Nina dos...
French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Hails Trump Win
France's far-right leader has told the BBC that Donald Trump's victory in the US has boosted her own chances of being elected president next year. Marine Le Pen, who leads the French National Front...
Nato Chief Warns Against Going It Alone
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that "going it alone" is not an option for Europe or the United States. He said the West faced its greatest security...
We Had Contact With Trump Team
The Russian government said Thursday that it maintained contact with representatives from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns. The assertion comes after Trump was repeatedly...
Protests Turn Violent In Portland, Oregon
Overnight protests against the election of Donald Trump as US president turned violent in Portland, Oregon. About 4,000 demonstrators gathered in the centre of the western city. Some smashed shop and...
China Police Official To Head Interpol
A high-level Chinese police official has been elected president of Interpol, the international police organisation, angering rights advocates concerned over abuses and lack of transparency within...
World Resigned, But Wary of Unpredictable Donald Trump
American allies woke up to Donald Trump's victory early Wednesday deeply unsettled, questioning whether the US will remain a stalwart partner and a stable pillar of the international order. Trump...
Is President Mahama Africa’s Version of Russian President Putin?
On one hand, Putin became acting president after his predecessor resigned. But had opportunity to be voted for on two consecutive times as president of Russian Federation. On the other hand, Mahama...
Nov. 9 World News Summary At 0030 GMT
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO — Voters headed to the polling stations all over the United States on Tuesday, but many still felt disappointed by the presidential candidates...
Russia’s Putin Congratulates Trump On Election Win
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated businessman Donald Trump on his victory in the U. S. presidential election in a telegram on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. "Putin expressed hope for joint...
World In Shock As Trump Surges To Victory In U.S.
Governments from Asia to Europe reacted with stunned disbelief on Wednesday to the victory of Donald Trump in the U. S. presidential election, while populists hailed the result as a triumph of the...
Trump Triumphs Over Clinton In Stunning White House Upset
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a...
30 Things the Republican Believes
Republican Donald Trump has won victory in the presidential race. What are his policies and beliefs? 1. Arab-Americans cheered the attacks on 9/11. Trump repeatedly claimed that on 11 September,...
What Does the Rest of the World Think?
US election: What does the rest of the world think? As the voting day in the US approaches, the world's attention is focused on perhaps one of the most polarised elections in US history. Not only...
The Many Troubles That Awaits Next US President
POTUS 45 won't have much time to celebrate. After a bruising brawl of a campaign, the next US commander in chief will inherit a world with the toughest array of foreign policy challenges in decades....