US, China must 'get along', Xi tells Trump

In a "congratulatory message" to Trump, Xi "pointed out that history has shown that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and suffer from confrontation", state broadcaster CCTV said.
7 November 2024, 03:36 AM

In the end, women did not save Harris at ballot box

Exit polls conducted by CNN showed that the Democratic vice president had an eight-point advantage among women voters -- but that was nearly half what Joe Biden had mustered four years ago.
7 November 2024, 03:28 AM

Trump goes his own way in historic election campaign

The only campaigns that would likely come close to the unconventional Republican tycoon's 2024 run -- for chaos, scandal and norm breaking -- are his own previous tilts at the US presidency.
7 November 2024, 03:21 AM

What went wrong for Harris? Experts weigh in

Experts have highlighted key headwinds that contributed to why Kamala Harris failed to block Donald Trump from reclaiming the White House
7 November 2024, 02:38 AM

Harris calls Trump, concedes

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump yesterday to congratulate the Republican leader on his US presidential election win, two aides to Harris said.
6 November 2024, 20:05 PM

Modi calls Trump, hopes to further US-India ties

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
6 November 2024, 19:40 PM

Webb reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole

At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called Sagittarius A*. In fact, these objects, which increase in mass over time by eating material that wanders too close, reside at the center of most galaxies.
6 November 2024, 18:28 PM

World pledges to work with Trump

World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump yesterday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump is back

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump’s return brings criminal cases to a halt

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Who would be in the running for top jobs?

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

How did Trump pull it off?

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump win sees dollar, stocks soar

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump victory to reverberate through global economy

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

What second term will mean for US, world

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Americans must wait for first woman president

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.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM
6 November 2024, 16:41 PM

Who would be in the running for top jobs?

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.
6 November 2024, 15:21 PM

Inside Trump's plan for mass deportations and who wants to stop him

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
6 November 2024, 14:41 PM

How did Trump pull it off?

Takeaways from the US presidential election
6 November 2024, 11:07 AM