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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties

Nov. 09, 2024 11:58 AM EST

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it's isolated by Western sanctions. The conference is billed as...

Hungary's leader Orbán predicts Trump will end support for Ukraine in comments before EU summit

Nov. 08, 2024 11:19 AM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Donald Trump's biggest European fan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, predicted on Friday that a new U.S. administration under Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia's full-scale invasion. Orbán's comments were a...

Leader of the free world has never been a role Trump has embraced. The world has gotten the message

Nov. 08, 2024 09:29 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. presidents usually at least pay lip service to being leaders of the free world, at the helm of a mighty democracy and military that allies worldwide can rally around and reasonably depend on for support in return. Not so under President-elect Donald Trump, a...

The Latest: Republicans grow their Senate majority with a win in Pennsylvania

Nov. 07, 2024 19:18 PM EST

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation midday Thursday in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald Trump ’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris. Control over the U.S. House of Representatives hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or...

Putin congratulates Trump on his election victory in his first public comments on the US vote

Nov. 07, 2024 15:39 PM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the U.S. vote, and he praised the president-elect's courage during the July assassination attempt. “His behavior at the moment of an...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election victory

Nov. 07, 2024 13:57 PM EST
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election victory.

Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world -- again

Nov. 07, 2024 04:01 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time will prove as destabilizing as many American allies fear. Trump secured victory...

Trump's second term could realign US diplomacy toward authoritarian leaders

Nov. 07, 2024 00:22 AM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's fiery, right-wing leader says Donald Trump’s victory will help his own battle against immigration and multiculturalism and restore traditional family values. In Argentina, a president who once bear-hugged Trump at a political conference in...

On Ukraine's front and in Kyiv, hope and pragmatism compete when it comes to Trump's election

Nov. 07, 2024 00:08 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines in the country’s east were only vaguely aware Wednesday of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory. But they were firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States. ...

Russia ratifies North Korea pact after US says up to 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Kursk

Nov. 06, 2024 04:27 AM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russian parliament on Wednesday ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the U.S. has confirmed the deployment of 10,000 North Korean troops to Russia. The “comprehensive strategic partnership...