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Opinion | South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary

Pyongyang is being emboldened by its defence pact with Moscow while US support for Seoul is expected to be diluted under Trump.

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Opinion | Under Trump, the US will forfeit the global clean tech race to China

10 Nov 2024 - 5:20PM

Don’t threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law if you want close ties: Paul Lam

10 Nov 2024 - 4:06PMvideocam

Trump ‘will not be inviting’ Pompeo, Nikki Haley to join White House top team

Mike Pompeo, earlier seen as a likely contender for defence chief, and Nikki Haley are both known for their confrontational stance on China.

10 Nov 2024 - 6:49PMvideocam

Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and UN envoy Nikki Haley have been thanked by the US president-elect for their service to the country. Photo: AFP

Trump says Haley, Pompeo will not join second administration

The US president-elect thanked the pair for their service, but indicated he wanted to move in a different direction.

10 Nov 2024 - 2:16PM

Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all 7 battleground states: US media

The US president-elect had been projected to complete his decisive win in all the key swing states.

10 Nov 2024 - 7:41PM

As Marcos faces the Trump test, can Philippines count on continued US support?

Analysts warn that Donald Trump’s transactional style will require President Marcos to demonstrate his country’s strategic importance.

10 Nov 2024 - 8:05AMvideocam

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr at last month’s Asean summits in Laos. Photo: Reuters

Biden and Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return

The US leader will host the president-elect in the Oval Office on Wednesday, in a custom Trump broke when he lost to Biden four years ago.

10 Nov 2024 - 6:11AMvideocam

How will Trump victory affect China’s shift away from US dollar assets?

Risk of financial sanctions prompts Beijing to rethink where it parks its massive foreign exchange reserves.

10 Nov 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Meet Danica Patrick, the former Nascar driver who campaigned for Donald Trump

Patrick may have been spotted aboard Trump Force One on election day, but the retired record-breaking racing driver wasn’t celebrating with the president-elect in Palm Beach, Florida, after his win.

10 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

Meet Danica Patrick, the record-breaking ex-Nascar driver who campaigned for president-elect Trump ... but wasn’t invited to the Mar-a-Lago after-party. Photo: DanicaPatrick/X

Trump strategist says realistic peace is priority in Ukraine: ‘Crimea is gone’

Trump’s team later distanced itself from Republican operative Bryan Lanza’s remarks, saying he did not speak for the US president-elect.

10 Nov 2024 - 3:41AM

A man walks past a banner reading “Victory will be ours!” in the settlement of Sovetsky, Crimea, in October. Photo: Reuters

Recap | Trump victory threatens Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s US future amid deportation fears; Kate Middleton health update

Explore the potential impact of Trump’s presidency on Harry and Meghan’s US future, learn more about Kate Middleton’s health update and her return to public duties, plus Brooklyn Beckham’s revelations about William’s character amidst his family’s rumoured rift with Harry and Meghan.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:06PM

Anxious wait for Chinese students in US to learn Trump’s plans for immigration

Visitors in America look to Trump I presidency for clues to how H-1B visa category and other programmes might be restricted.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Macroscope | IMF is changing its tune on trade. Should Asian economies listen?

In matters of open trade, Asian policymakers can no longer rely on the IMF, which is now advising Asia to focus on building domestic demand.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

People walk down a shopping street in Beijing, China, on November 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Explainer | Susie Wiles is Trump’s chief of staff. Who is she and how important is the role?

First woman to be gatekeeper to the president was also part of Donald Trump’s first successful White House bid in 2016.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:08PMvideocam

Susie Wiles, one of Donald Trump’s closest presidential campaign advisers, is expected to oversee the transition from the previous administration. Photo: AP

Canada on ‘high alert’, braces for migrants fleeing US after Trump win

An official warned if thousands of migrants come all at once and cross at many border points ‘it could become unmanageable’.

9 Nov 2024 - 12:45PMvideocam

Outside In | Does Trump’s election signal a crisis of legitimacy for democracy?

If the US is a bellwether for what is to become of democratic governance worldwide, then grounds for alarm are well founded.

9 Nov 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Less stranger danger, but Asia will still pay for Trump’s return

Trade, US support in the region and climate issues hang in the balance as Trump looks to advance US interests ‘with additional gusto’, analysts say.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:25PMvideocam

Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals that America’s experiment with isolation is in fact a long-term directional change. Photo: TNS

How should Indo-Pacific leaders deal with Trump 2.0? Analysts say get personal

Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister during Trump’s first term, is cited as an example of how to work with the US president-elect.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:52AMvideocam

Opinion | Transactional Trump may well improve US-China ties

The new US president is likely to negotiate a second-phase trade deal, seek China’s help to end wars, and keep the Taiwan status quo.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:51AMvideocam

Elon Musk took part in Trump-Zelensky call, Ukraine official says

The world’s richest man, a major backer of the US president-elect, was physically present and was handed the phone by Trump, an insider says.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:51AM

Elon Musk (centre) took part in a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US president-elect Donald Trump (right), a senior Ukrainian official confirms. Photos: AFP

Who is Bryson DeChambeau’s rumoured girlfriend, Lilia Schneider?

Championship golfer Bryson DeChambeau recently joined Donald Trump on stage at Mar-a-Lago after his presidential election win, but didn’t appear to have brought his girlfriend Lilia Schneider along.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

Bryson DeChambeau, who joined Donald Trump on stage for his election victory speech, is rumoured to be dating university golfer Lilia Schneider. Photos: @brysondechambeau; @lilia_schneider/Instagram

Who is Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi, and why is he controversial?

Donald Trump saw fit to mock Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul after he was attacked at home by an intruder on the campaign trail, though the venture capitalist has courted controversy himself.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

Amid Trump fears, black Americans get racist texts about ‘picking cotton’

The anonymous messages telling recipients to report to a plantation, a reference to slavery, were sent to people across the country.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:37AMvideocam

In big shift, US lets contractors fix Pentagon-supplied weapons in Ukraine

Kyiv previously had to move US-provided arms out of the country for heavy repair or rely on videoconferencing and other creative solutions.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:36AM

Ukrainian soldiers reload containers for a launcher during a training course on the Patriot air defence system at a German base. Photo: dpa

Judge pauses Trump 2020 election case after US election victory

Prosecutors say they are grappling with the ‘unprecedented circumstance’ of the ex-US president’s impending return to the White House.

9 Nov 2024 - 2:38AMvideocam

Special Counsel Jack Smith (right) asked the court to set aside pending deadlines in the prosecution of Donald Trump. Photos: Reuters

Trump asks China trade war architect Lighthizer to be US trade chief: report

As US trade representative, Lighthizer also played a major role in the renegotiation of Nafta with Mexico and Canada.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:55AMvideocam

FBI thwarts Iranian plot to murder Donald Trump

A suspect, identified as Farhad Shakeri, was allegedly ordered by an official to come up with a plan to kill Trump before the election.

9 Nov 2024 - 1:29PMvideocam

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump, born June 14, 1946, became the 45th president of the United States in 2017, after he defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the general election of 2016. His unpredictable tenure saw the beginning of a trade war between the US and China. The trade war persisted after he left office following a 2020 defeat to Joe Biden. In 2024 he mounted a third campaign, defeating Biden's then-VP, Kamala Harris, to earn a second term as president.

Born

14 Jun 1946

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Politics

Job Title

45th President of the United States of America

last updated:

9 November, 2024