In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin answers a question during the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi on November 7, 2024. KRISTINA KORMILITSYNA / AFP President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, November 7, congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in the Russian leader’s first public comment … Read more
California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency. The move – a day after the former president resoundingly defeated Vice-President Kamala … Read more
People vote at an election polling site in the village of Mukwonago on November 05, 2024, in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. SPENCER PLATT / AFP US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat after the vote on Tuesday, November 5, “if it’s a fair election”, while again raising concerns about the … Read more
On Thursday October 31, SCMP executive editor Chow Chung-yan, China editor Wendy Wu and North America Bureau chief Robert Delaney shared their insider knowledge in a subscribers-only event moderated by managing editor for content Yonden Lhatoo. Below is an edited version of the main questions from subscribers and the panel’s responses. To watch the webinar … Read more
How will the outcome of the US presidential election affect the country’s future commitment to multilateralism? Tim Heinkelmann-Wild argues that US withdrawal from multilateral institutions predates Trump and might well continue under a Kamala Harris presidency. European leaders should therefore act now to build a more resilient multilateralism without the US. As the 2024 US … Read more
