live from singapore, this is bbc news. jubilant scenes, as donald trump is elected to the white house once more. he promises a "new golden age" for the united states. i will not rest until we have delivered the strong, - safe, and prosperous america that our children deserve, - and that you deserve. kamala harris concedes her bid for us president, after congratulating donald trump. as reaction comes in from around the world, we'll assess what a second trump presidency will mean for conflicts including ukraine. hello, i'm steve lai, and welcome to an extended

edition of newsday, as we continue to follow developments in the us — where donald trump has comfortably won the race to become the 47th us president, in what's been described as one of the most dramatic comebacks in american political history. not only did mr trump sweep the crucial swing states he needed, but he also won the popular vote, describing his victory as "magnificent". mr trump's democratic opponent, kamala harris, thanked her supporters in her concession speech and said the fight to make the world a better place would continue. she said she was proud of the race she ran and that the results needed to be respected with a peaceful transfer of power. president biden will address the nation on thursday. this is what the us electoral map looked like back in 2020, whenjoe biden won the white house. the blue represents democrat states, red republican. now this is what it looks like. even though three states are still to declare, donald trump has already comfortably won the race, reaching the magic number in the electoral college system of 270.

he's also won the popular vote by 51%, to kamala harris�*s 47%. 0urfirst report is from gary 0'donoghue, who was at donald trump's campaign hq as the results came in. cheering as the results rolled in, they began to believe bit by bit that they could win. what do you think? i think it is freakin�* awesome! whoo! when the key swing state of pennsylvania was called for the former president, they could barely contain themselves. we did it, man. i'm notjust happy, i am ecstatic. - we are so back! we're so back. this country's saved. this is an extraordinary political comeback. the former president and now future president has overcome scandal, court cases, even a brush with death from an assassin�*s bullet. and the country has sent him back to washington and the white house for another four years. he's promising a new

golden age for america. the party atmosphere grew and grew as the alcohol flowed. please welcome president elect donald] trump. but it wasn't until after 2am that they got the chance to see their next president in the flesh, flanked by his whole family and his key lieutenants. many people have told me that god spared i my wife for a reason. —— my life. cheering and tghat reason was to save the country and restore - america to greatness. and now, we are going to fulfil that mission, _ and now, we are going to fulfil that mission, we _ and now, we are going to fulfil that mission, we are _ and now, we are going to fulfil that mission, we are going - and now, we are going to fulfil that mission, we are going to. that mission, we are going to fulfil— that mission, we are going to fulfil that_ that mission, we are going to fulfil that mission. _ for his jubilant supporters, that means mass deportation of migrants, huge tariffs on foreign goods, and ending the wars in ukraine and the middle east.

i will not let you down. america's feature will be bigger, better, bolder, i safer and stronger than it has ever been before. _ god bless you, - and god bless america. thank you very much. thank you. tonight has become a very different night to the one we expected. donald trump victorious without dispute. the result came quicker than anyone or the polls had expected. while they partied hard in florida, in washington, a very different mood among kamala harris�*s supporters as the reality supporters as the reality of their defeat sunk in. of their defeat sunk in. so you won't hear from the vice so you won't hear from the vice president tonight... president tonight... hours later, both kamala harris hours later, both kamala harris and joe biden called and joe biden called the now president—elect the now president—elect to congratulate him on his to congratulate him on his victory, and the vice victory, and the vice president returned to president returned to speak to her supporters. speak to her supporters. whilst i concede this election, whilst i concede this election,

i do not concede this fight i do not concede this fight that fuelled this campaign. the outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, but hear me when i say... hear me when i say the light of america's promise will always burn bright. donald trump won this campaign by hugely improving his support among hispanic voters and a significant rise among black voters too, especially men in both communities. while the vice president failed to matchjoe biden�*s support among women in 2020, and was held responsible by voters for years of rising prices in the shops and the highest levels of illegal migration at the southern border in decades. donald trump celebrated his

victory with some key supporters, such as the world's richest man, elon musk. the scale of the victory was underlined by the man who will be president. i thank you for the trust you have placed in me, and i think we havejust witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the usa. despite what the polls had indicated, this was no narrow victory. donald trump goes back to the white house for a second time, having won big.

a group of early—morning joggers hit the road, one democrat among them shocked by the election result. it's really scary to know what's going to happen next, and i'm feeling just a lot of uncertainty and nervousness about the future. and at the venue for kamala harris�*s overnight election watch party, there's a mournful silence. the morning after, the balloons are still up, the barriers are also in place, because there should have been a victory party here, at her old university, for kamala harris. now it's a wake. i can see you have been crying. i have been crying, i definitely have been crying. we came across student anna wiggins, distraught and bewildered. how awful was it last night? erm, i think i found out about the result at about 3am in the morning, and i was so crushed, because letting trump win is a vote for racism, it's a vote against women.

i'm so scared. i'm terrified for this country, and i'm so hurt that america let this happen in the first place. so why did america reject kamala harris? welcome to the eras tour. her endorsements were big, and famous. i'm supporting kamala harris for president. every single vote, every every single vote, every one is going to matter. one is going to matter. but did any of this but did any of this speak to the concerns speak to the concerns of ordinary americans? of ordinary americans? from rural areas to urban from rural areas to urban centres, from the rust belt centres, from the rust belt to the sun belt, millions to the sun belt, millions felt their country felt their country was on the wrong track. was on the wrong track. donald trump felt their pain. donald trump felt their pain. my message to americans of the day, we don't my message to americans tonight is simple. - we do not have| tonight is simple. - to live this way. we don't, we don't. we don't, we don't. and we won't, we won't. and we won't, we won't. we do not have to settle - we do not have to settle - for weakness, incompetence, for weakness, incompetence, decline, and decay. decline, and decay. i'm sad. i'm sad.

we are all sad, but at the end we are all sad, but at the end of the day, we don't have time for solace. you have to get up and go work. 0ne democratic strategist admits republicans asked the questions kamala harris didn't. we asked people three things. how do you feel about immigration? how do you feel about crime? people said "no" to those things. i don't think that's true. but elections are about instincts and feelings as well. i know, clive. i agree, but look, at the end of the day, at some point, we have to look at some realities. the first decision i made in 2020 was selecting her as my vice president. 0ne reality is that kamala harris was fatally tied to an unpopular president, and during the campaign, she failed to make a decisive break from her boss. would you have done something differently than president biden? there is not a thing that comes to mind. she seemed tin—eared, not only turning off moderate republicans, but also democrats too, black men, latinos, younger voters.

there's a problem . with the messaging. some of it has to do with religion. some of it has to do with masculinity. and so i don't know what we do yet, but we've got to figure out a way to move forward. but i don't think this is a time for the party to capitulate and move back from the progress that we want to push forward.

two with what we saw with those two previous reports. 0ne with what we saw with those two previous reports. one of the points donald trump kept making over and over again as campaign rallies was the question, "are you better off now than you were four years ago?" and the resounding answer from americans was no. people were hurting, if you look at the fact that grocery and gas prices were higher — although the economy at a macro level was doing well, individuals felt they weren't, and as clive pointed out in his report, people didn't feel the country they should vote for donald trump becau: feel would they should vote for donald trump becau: feel the jld they should vote for donald trump becau: feel the country people didn't feel the country was going in the right was going in the right direction, and donald trump was direction, and donald trump was able to capitalise on that. add able to capitalise on that. add to that in novel campaign to that in novel campaign strategy — on one hand, strategy — on one hand, harris�*s team had a massive harris�*s team had a massive ground operation, hundreds of ground operation, hundreds of supporters knocking on doors, 3 supporters knocking on doors, 3 million doors and when weekend million doors and when weekend ahead of pennsylvania, donald ahead of pennsylvania, donald trump's team found local trump's team found local ambassadors who would go ambassadors who would go door—to—door, specifically to door—to—door, specifically to target people they knew were target people they knew were low propensity voters. these low propensity voters. these are people who maybe didn't are people who maybe didn't vote in 2020 who are not vote in 2020 who are not inclined to vote, and they got inclined to vote, and they got their local trump ambassadors their local trump ambassadors to convince these people that to convince these people that they should vote for donald they should vote for donald

trump because he would trump because he would make their lives better. it appears that was effective. also their lives better. it appears that was effectiv strategy — here about the media strategy — here in the us, often in a about the media strategy — here in the us, siten in a about the media strategy — here in the us, sit down and do candidates sit down and do these big network tv interviews. trump's campaign scrap that and said they are going to where they could reach more people who are important to us, so young man. so they were on podcasts, they did unconventional interviews, they had donald trump all over social media as well, and that appeared to have worked. as gary pointed out, he was able to make real inroads with black men, latino man, and men between 18—29 years old, so young added up to young man. all that added up to a decisive victory — but one more point on that, donald trump isjust a unique political figure, trump isjust a unique politicalfigure, his charisma and popularity have made him more popular than his policies themselves, and that's one of themselves, and that's one of the reasons why he got elected to a second term. the the reasons why he got elected to a second term.— to a second term. the persona certainly does _

to a second term. the persona certainly does come _ to a second term. the persona certainly does come with - to a second term. the persona i certainly does come with donald trump. but when it comes to kamala harris and the democratic party, they'll be looking inwards and trying to pick apart where they had fallen down and where they could do better. where do you think they'll find these answers?— answers? they've certainly started asking _ answers? they've certainly started asking the - answers? they've certainly. started asking the questions right away. we are seeing also some in party fighting over what went wrong. there are a lot of points i think are being made here in washington about what went wrong for kamala harris and her campaign — of course, some that clive mentioned in his report. how can you say you'll turn the page, that you're the next generation when kamala harris was the vice president in this administration, a deeply unpopular administration if you look at polls? so that was really difficult, the fact that kamala harris didn't distance herself very much from her president is something that campaign officials have said they will be looking at as well. and you also have to look at the fact that kamala harris didn't have that much time, a little over 100 days from when she entered the race, through election day. in that middle

period, in the month of september, there was a fallow period where there were lots of questions being asked about why harris wasn't out there more in rallies and also media interviews — and i think that was a period of time where she would've had the opportunity to convince people when she wasn't out there. that would've been a point where harris and her campaign could have been blitzing the battleground states as they did in october. but they were quieter then. so a lot of those questions will be asked, but at a time when people are so dissatisfied with the country, with the way the economy is going, it was always going to be difficult for the incumbent, the vice president of this administration to rise above the record of the biden harris administration.

above the record of the biden harris administratior work for incredible amount of work for us. what's next for you? it’s us. what's next for you? it's not over _ us. what's next for you? it's not over yet. _ us. what's next for you? it's not over yet, as _ us. what's next for you? it's not over yet, as you - us. what's next for you? it�*s not over yet, as you know the accounting is still going on, and we still have the results for the senate. we know the republicans have re—taken republicans have re—ta ken control of republicans have re—taken control of the senate, so flipped it to republican control. we don't have the results for the house of representatives, so we are watching those very closely. 0ur watching those very closely. our job watching those very closely. 0urjob is not over yet, we are waiting to see whether republicans can hold onto the balance of power in the house of representatives as well. as you know, we have an amazing team, so many lovely colleagues here in washington who were able to put on our election night programme, and we haven't gotten a lot of sleep but we've had a lot of fun together doing this work. had a lot of fun together doing this work-— this work. hopefully it's been rewarding — this work. hopefully it's been rewarding as _ this work. hopefully it's been rewarding as well. _ this work. hopefully it's been rewarding as well. thanks - this work. hopefully it's been rewarding as well. thanks so | rewarding as well. thanks so much. joining me live is our correspondent at trump headquarters in florida, nada tawfik. tell us what the trump campaign have been saying. they must

still be in a jubilant mood, is the party still going on? still be in ajubilant mood, is the party still going on? they are absolutely _ the party still going on? they are absolutely still _ are absolutely still celebrating donald trump cosmic scale of victory, quite a decisive one. they've spent the day sending out updates about donald trump, saying he's been getting calls from supporters, foreign leaders, including the uk prime minister, keir starmer — hejust had uk prime minister, keir starmer — he just had a uk prime minister, keir starmer — hejust had a phone call uk prime minister, keir starmer — he just had a phone call with the canadian prime minister justin trudeau, so those phone calls continuing even now. but he also took calls from the president of the united states, joe biden, and kamala harris herself. the campaign says that joe biden invited donald trump to the white house to begin those transition talks — which is markedly different from the last election. remember, donald trump didn't afford that same courtesy to joe trump didn't afford that same courtesy tojoe biden. the trump campaign saying they very much appreciated mr biden's call and that they would set a time for that white house

visit. kamala harris in that call saying she wants to folk —— the focus to be on the peaceful transition of power and uniting the country. [30 peaceful transition of power and uniting the country. do we know what _ and uniting the country. do we know what donald _ and uniting the country. do we know what donald trump - and uniting the country. do we know what donald trump will i and uniting the country. do we i know what donald trump will be doing himself now as? he's got a quiet period, some down time before the inauguration in january. before the inauguration in janua . . before the inauguration in janua. . �*, before the inauguration in janua. . january. yeah, it's a little odd that _ january. yeah, it's a little odd that we _ january. yeah, it's a little odd that we haven't - january. yeah, it's a little| odd that we haven't heard january. yeah, it's a little - odd that we haven't heard from the man himself today, not even on social media where he often expresses his thoughts — but of course, it's been a grueling campaign season, so perhaps he's taking a bit of downtime. we did see a statement from melania trump, the former first lady and future first lady on x. she had talked about what donald trump himself has said, saying the majority of americans have an trusted donald trump with an important responsibility and hoping that citizens rise above ideology for the sake of individual

liberty, economic prosperity, and security. but really what happens now is that donald trump has 75 days until his inauguration, he needs to appoint the inaugural committee, he needs to appoint a transition team, and of course all eyes are on who he will put in his cabinet. we know that he's very fond of those who supported him early on in the primaries, before it was even known that he was one of the leading candidates, and he has really gotten the likes of the world's richest man, elon musk, to express interest injoining the elon musk, to express interest in joining the administration in joining the administration in terms of running a government efficiency office that would get rid of federal regulations and waste — donald trump said he would be open to that. so certainly a number of people lining up to see how they canjoin donald trump, and many around the world waiting to see what that means for what it trump 2.0 presidency could look like. . .,

it trump 2.0 presidency could look like-— look like. thanks for keeping us u- to look like. thanks for keeping us up to speed _ look like. thanks for keeping us up to speed on _ look like. thanks for keeping us up to speed on those - us up to speed on those development there. many world leaders have congratulated donald trump on his victory. ukraine's president zelensky said he hoped the new president's approach could bring peace in his country closer, while israel's, benjamin netanyahu, praised the win as a new beginning. european leaders were quick to offer congratulations, although there is some private concern about what his victory could mean for european security — as jeremy bowen reports. during his first term, donald trump often alarmed his allies with sometimes impulsive and naive overtures towards the world's strongmen. here, with kimjong—un, the ruler of north korea. and then we fell in love, 0k? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters. trump always wants to be the biggest man in the room, but he'll face more complicated challenges now than the first time around, since the summit in finland in 2018, when he met russia's president putin.

america's authoritarian rivals are now forming an axis. putin couldn't fight the war in ukraine without help from north korea and china. trump might find the plan he pushed repeatedly during his presidential campaign this year to end the war simply doesn't work. i will have that war finished and done and settled before i get to the white house as president—elect. i will get that done. ukraine's president zelensky couldn't fight on against russia without american military aid. zelensky will fearjoe biden's arms supplies might be replaced with trump's arm—twisting, to concede land to russia to make a deal. 0n social media, zelensky offered congratulations and appealed to trump's self—image as a strong leader. for ukraine, peace through strength is another way of asking for more weapons. russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine has also taught america's western european

allies a hard lesson — that without us military power, they would struggle to defend themselves. trump will redouble the demands of his first term — that the europeans need to spend more on defence. if not, he might threaten, once again, to take the us out of nato. from the middle east came congratulations from israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, on what he called "history's greatest comeback". israel needed a lot of american help to defend itself against iranian missiles. the israelis couldn't fight on multiple fronts without us military and diplomatic support. president biden would not use that leverage to insist on a ceasefire. middle east watchers here in washington believe he might want to impose an american agenda on israel's. the middle east is also on the edge of drawing america into another major war in the middle east, and i don't think donald trump, based

on his record, wants that. so it's not that he cares about palestinians or cares about lebanon, or cares about iran. he may very well not agree with the theory of the case that bibi netanyahu has, which is to expand the war and, if need be, draw the united states into it. china will be a major challenge in the second trump term. since his state visit to president xijinping in beijing in 2017, china has made bigger strides towards rivalling america as the world's strongest power. 0n the eve of the election, trump repeated his plan to put a big tax on imports from china and others, also known as a trade war. i'm doing the same thing with china. we're going to tarriff the hell out of them. cheering longer—term, a real war is another risk, with growing military tension between china and taiwan. before he leaves office, donald trump might have

to decide whether america will fight to defend an island 7,000 miles away, across the pacific, that's only 100 miles from the chinese mainland. jeremy bowen, bbc news, washington. we will be speaking with laura becker in beijing in a moment. i'm joined now by melinda haring, nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic council. thanks forjoining me to talk about this. i want your view first off on president zelensky and ukraine — he was very quick to congratulate donald trump, he very much needs the support of the us, doesn't he? he does, that's right- _ of the us, doesn't he? he does, that's right. so _ of the us, doesn't he? he does, that's right. so key _ of the us, doesn't he? he does, that's right. so key of's - that's right. so key of's future really depends on washington and all eyes were on washington and all eyes were on washington last not in a major way desk he had. give is very anxious and curious to see what anxious and curious to see what a second trumpet ministration means for them. there is a

segment of the population that says it's over, donald trump will freeze aid — and there's another, more hopeful, may be perhaps cynical part of the population that says, "look, trump is a lot of blustar, but he is more than he seems." he was the first us president to send javelins to ukraine — 0bama refused, but trump did it — he also extended sanctions over crimea. so the legacy is more complicated than one might think. 50 more complicated than one might think. _, , ., more complicated than one might think. , ., ., think. so when it comes to what miaht think. so when it comes to what might happen — think. so when it comes to what might happen going _ think. so when it comes to what might happen going forward, i might happen going forward, trump has in the past said he would be able to very quickly resolve this war in ukraine — what does that mean, when we talk about trump saying he could resolve that? so talk about trump saying he could resolve that?- talk about trump saying he could resolve that? so i think trump is _ could resolve that? so i think trump is in — could resolve that? so i think trump is in for _ could resolve that? so i think trump is in for a _ could resolve that? so i think trump is in for a very - could resolve that? so i think trump is in for a very rude i trump is in for a very rude awakening. he doesn't seem to realise how difficult the war between russia and ukraine is in resolution. for one, the russian side shows no interest in resolving the conflict.

volodymyr zelensky, the ukrainian president, has said he's willing — but we don't see any willingness on the russian side. so i'm not sure what donald trump thinks he can do with that. ., , ., with that. donald trump often talks about — with that. donald trump often talks about his _ with that. donald trump often talks about his relationship i talks about his relationship with president putin, he seems to put a lot of weight and stock in that — how will bruton and russia be viewing trump's when? newton. 50 and russia be viewing trump's when? newton.— and russia be viewing trump's when? newton. so it wasn't joy from moscow — when? newton. so it wasn't joy from moscow yesterday. - when? newton. so it wasn't joyl from moscow yesterday. moscow is a bit afraid of trump because he is uncertain and unpredictable. they're not sure if it's good or bad for them, and it sort of a wait and see. harris was a bit more predictable — so from that perspective, trump is a bit uncertain, but i think there is... moscow's definitely —

there are pleas that the trump may push things to force kyiv to the negotiating table, for sure. ~ �* , ., , to the negotiating table, for sure. �* , ., sure. we'll see how this plays out, sure. we'll see how this plays out. thanks — sure. we'll see how this plays out, thanks very _ sure. we'll see how this plays out, thanks very much, - sure. we'll see how this plays i out, thanks very much, melinda. thank you. joining me live is our china correspondent laura bicker. tell us a bit about how china had been reacting to this news. therefore in ministry spokesperson congratulated donald trump —— therefore in ministry spokesperson. donald trump -- therefore in ministry spokesperson. they've congratulated _ ministry spokesperson. they've congratulated donald _ ministry spokesperson. they've congratulated donald trump, . congratulated donald trump, saying they respect the choice of the american people — but that's it, we might get some more reaction later. but make no mistake about it, this relationship is one of the most competitive, most contentious in the world. these two superpowers are battling for power, influence, and potentially now, once again, over trade.

potentially now, once again, overtrade. china potentially now, once again, over trade. china will be bracing itself for trump 2.0 because it also means trump's trade war 2.0. because it also means trump's trade war2.0. in because it also means trump's trade war 2.0. in the past, and 2018-19, he trade war 2.0. in the past, and 2018—19, he imposed tariffs on around $300 billion worth of chinese goods. now he says he'll impose 60% tariffs, if not more, on chinese imports into the united states. now china will retaliate — it is in no mood for a trade war because it is trying to deal with an ailing economy at home — but it will retaliate with tariffs of its own. and in the past, that has really cost both sides. while car manufacturers in michigan and detroit might be turning around and saying, "this is a good thing for us," there'll be soybean growers in illinois who will think, "this is not a good thing," because in the last trade war, china looked elsewhere for their soybeans, and china is the us's

biggest market — china went to brazil and argentina — so it was costly for both sides and it may raise the cost of goods both countries. then we come back to the original point about the battle for power and influence, he thinks there's a new axis forming, jeremy. it still continuing, according to the united states, to sell components to russia at that it can use in its war against ukraine, the us has inc. shoot sanctions to try and prevent that from happening. —— issued sanctions. china has also tried to increase its power and influence elsewhere around the world, trying to repair issues with the united kingdom, with parts of europe, it already has influence in the so—called global south. and i think when it comes to this battle for power and influence in the past, when it's come to the previous trump presidency, he

tended to weaken alliances, especially here in asia. the biden administration tried to repair that, biden administration tried to repairthat, he biden administration tried to repair that, he built up alliances with south korea and japan, vietnam and the philippines — and there are fears that a second trump presidency would weaken those alliances, and that might give alliances, and that might give a win for president xi jinping, who could step into that vacuum. who could step into that vacuum-— who could step into that vacuum. ~ , ., a vacuum. and 'ust one quick question— vacuum. and 'ust one quick question on — vacuum. and just one quick question on that _ vacuum. and just one quick question on that in - vacuum. and just one quick question on that in the - question on that in the alliances in asia, one issue that will tell us what we need to know about which way trump will go is on taiwan. i to know about which way trump will go is on taiwan.— will go is on taiwan. i think taiwan is — will go is on taiwan. i think taiwan is a _ will go is on taiwan. i think taiwan is a huge _ will go is on taiwan. i think taiwan is a huge question i taiwan is a huge question because so far, he's failed to answer the key point as to whether or not he's willing to come to taiwan's aid. now this is a self—governing island that china claims as its own, and president xi has vowed to take it and bring it back under beijing's control by force if necessary. now in the past, what donald trump has said is that if china attacks taiwan, he will just

that if china attacks taiwan, he willjust impose more tariffs. he is also said that president xi wouldn't dare do that with him as president. now that's not something we are quite clear about, we're not sure what trump will do if indeed taiwan does come in to that kind of pressure. and i think that something many watchers will be looking out for, any keys as to what he says on the issue.- for, any keys as to what he says on the issue. thanks very much, says on the issue. thanks very much. laura. _ says on the issue. thanks very much, laura, speaking - says on the issue. thanks very much, laura, speaking to - says on the issue. thanks very much, laura, speaking to us. much, laura, speaking to us from beijing. turning now to news from the middle east. we've seen explosions light up the night sky over southern beirut. it came about an hour after the israeli army called for residents to leave the suburbs near beirut�*s airport. the area is a hezbollah stronghold. we know that israeli bombardment continues elsewhere, with lebanese health officials saying that 55 people were killed during israeli raids in the eastern baalbek—hermel region. it comes as hezbollah marked a0 days since the assassination of former leader hassan nasrallah, with fresh attacks against

israeli military sites. hanin ghaddar is a senior fellow for the washington institute and she explained what president trump's election could mean for the middle east in the short term. we know that the next two months, basically, there are no restrictions for the israeli prime minister in his wars in gaza and lebanon. the election is over, one administration is leaving and the new administration, we know that trump told me israelis, when i come to office, i want you to be done. they have jaw and —— untiljanuary 25 in order to finish thejob, which is untiljanuary 25 in order to finish the job, which is to mitigate hezbollah's military capabilities, so there will be an escalation in terms of the incursion into southern lebanon and eliminating hezbollah weapons and commanders. i'm expecting in the next you're months not only an escalation in lebanon, but a free hand in the rest of the region —— next

two months. and maybe iran, if iran decides to retaliate. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the whole of cuba is without power as a powerful storm — hurricane rafael — approaches. the hurricane is expected to make landfall in the west of the country. it has been upgraded to a dangerous category—three storm with winds of more than 180kph. at least 70,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. the canadian government has ordered the video—sharing app tiktok to close its two offices in the country because of national security concerns. the innovation minister said the decision was made on the advice of canada's security and intelligence community. it's carried out a review of tiktok�*s chinese parent company, bytedance, and its expanding business operations in canada. tiktok users are being promised they'll be able to use the app normally. germany's governing coalition is in crisis, after chancellor 0laf scholz fired a key minister and said

he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year. the move means scholz�*s government no longer has a majority in parliament. the confidence vote could lead to early elections by march. you're live with bbc news. it's four years since donald trump left the white house, with many suggesting his political career was over. just a few months ago, he was convicted of business fraud over payments to the adult film star stormy daniels, and he's still facing several other possible prosecutions. but despite all of that, donald trump is now set to be sworn—in again as president, on inauguration day, january 20th next year. this report is from our north america editor sarah smith, who's followed every twist and turn of this election. from the mutinous glare in this infamous mugshot, an iconic image of defiance, to the bold, clenched fist thrust in the air showing that nothing can hold him back, it was all leading to this —

the most dramatic comeback in american political history. four years ago, refusing to accept defeat, he summoned his supporters to washington and sent them to the capitol. we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. the january 6th riot destroyed donald trump's reputation. it could have exiled him to permanent ignominy. appearing in court charged with a felony crime might then have killed his political career. but it resurrected it instead. his supporters believed he was being victimised by the biden administration. they're not after me, they're after you. ijust happen to be standing in their way, and i always will stand in their way. the breaking news, donald trump guilty. his conviction only further cemented his support. convicted. he's now the first criminal felon to be elected president. are you better off now than you were four years ago?

no! one simple question got right to the heart of the matter for all the people who felt much better off when he was in charge. no matter how you spin it, some of us are working two to three jobs and not getting a lot of that family time because we have to put food on the table. 0n immigration, he captured — as well as stoked — fears over the record levels of illegal immigrants streaming into america. in one sentence, he demolished joe biden's candidacy... ..on the...the total initiative relative to what we're going to do with more border patrol and more asylum officers. president trump? i really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. i don't think he knows what he said, either. ..and defied death when he could so easily have been killed at a campaign rally, but came up fighting, driven by raw political instinct. he was then worshipped by supporters who saw divine intervention at work. to elect donaldj trump...

he looked utterly unstoppable. but not unflappable. people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. calculated jibes from his new opponent knocked him off script. in springfield, they're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats, they're eating... they're eating the pets of the people that live there. but voters seem uniquely willing to forgive outrageous statements when they come from donaldj trump. does donald trump say some crazy stuff? - absolutely. and does that bother you? well, it does, but it doesn't. i don't know if it would be the more outrageous things he says, but i think people like that he's honest. he's a showman in a way, right? so he's a funny guy. don't get me wrong, are some of his jokes a little on the edge? certainly.

his bizarre and erratic behaviour... so play ymca, go ahead, let's go, nice and loud. ..dancing, not speaking, for a0 minutes on stage... is that better?! ..or crass gestures when the mic wouldn't work all formed part of the transfixing trump show — and it worked. he performed his way right back into the white house. sarah smith, bbc news, west palm beach. donald trump's victory has had a positive effect on markets, with benchmark indices like the s&p and nasdaq closing by more than 2.5%. the president—elect has previously promised to raise tariffs on all us imports. has that message resonated with investors? i'm joined now by 0livier d'assier, head of asia pacific investment decision research, at simcorp. thank you forjoining me today to talk— thank you forjoining me today to talk about _ thank you forjoining me today to talk about this. _ thank you forjoining me today to talk about this. what - thank you forjoining me today to talk about this. what do - thank you forjoining me todayj to talk about this. what do you make _ to talk about this. what do you make about _ to talk about this. what do you make about the _ to talk about this. what do you make about the way _ to talk about this. what do you make about the way the - to talk about this. what do you l make about the way the markets have _ make about the way the markets have reacted _ make about the way the markets have reacted to _ make about the way the markets have reacted to the _ make about the way the markets have reacted to the news - make about the way the markets have reacted to the news that. have reacted to the news that president _ have reacted to the news that president trump _ have reacted to the news that president trump has - have reacted to the news that

president trump has won? itl have reacted to the news that president trump has won? it was aood president trump has won? it was good news _ president trump has won? it was good news for — president trump has won? it was good news for the _ president trump has won? it was good news for the market - president trump has won? it was good news for the market and . good news for the market and the best case scenario for them. they started their week feeding and wondering if democracy was going to die this week in america and it didn't. every vote was cast, every vote was counted, results were called within 48 hours of the start. and that they were accepted by both parties. so thatis accepted by both parties. so that is really a huge wheat of the shoulders of markets. the other big news, or other big wait that is still there is the stimulus package from china, which is ongoing right now with the committee ongoing in china. they are waiting for that, but for now they have one out of two things they wanted this week, and that is great news for markets.— week, and that is great news for markets. . . , ., . for markets. one at a germanic thins, for markets. one at a germanic things. what — for markets. one at a germanic things, what are _ for markets. one at a germanic things, what are the _ for markets. one at a germanic things, what are the other- things, what are the other germanic?— things, what are the other germanic? ., , germanic? the other thing they want is to hear _ germanic? the other thing they want is to hear the _ germanic? the other thing they want is to hear the size - germanic? the other thing they want is to hear the size of - germanic? the other thing they want is to hear the size of the l want is to hear the size of the stimulus in china and how they would react to this —— one out of two things, what are the other two? of two things, what are the

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that and reacting to it. and be ond that and reacting to it. and beyond us _ that and reacting to it. and beyond us shores - that and reacting to it. and beyond us shores come i want to get your thoughts, 30 seconds, and how china and china's markets and the trade will be affected. , , markets and the trade will be affected. , ., .y affected. trump is obviously wild card — affected. trump is obviously wild card for _ affected. trump is obviously wild card for china, - affected. trump is obviously wild card for china, but - affected. trump is obviously| wild card for china, but there are any different place, than it was or thought it was in 2019 when it came to the table and signed the first deal. we know trump likes tariffs, but he uses those to get what he wants. to get people to come to the table. he will, the last time he used tariffs, they came to the table in 2019 signed a deal, but it turned out china do not really live up to the deal, so it will cost them more this time. we do not know how much more, but it will cost them more this time. really the world will wonder.— world will wonder. olivier i will have — world will wonder. olivier i will have to _ world will wonder. olivier i will have to leave - world will wonder. olivier i will have to leave it - world will wonder. olivier i will have to leave it there. | world will wonder. olivier i i will have to leave it there. we will have to leave it there. we will pick apart the implications of a second donald trump might presidency going ahead. stay with us here on bbc news, plenty more to come.

i'm lola with the catch up. donald trump will be the 47th president of the united states of america. so how did it all unfold? donald trump, america's 47th president. trump's return is a historic comeback. in a clear victory, he spoke to hyped supporters in florida, promising a new golden age for america after it was clear which way the election was going. this is a magnificent victory for the american people that will allow us to make america great again. in the days to come, we'll know more about how trump won. but what we do know is where he won. all eyes were on the crucial swing states. georgia and its 16 electoral votes. carolina projected for donald trump.

pennsylvania for donald trump. kamala harris has made her concession speech in washington. her supporters were visibly disappointed as polls were called out on election night. today they are coming to terms with the results. it was confusing. oh, it means that we're very disappointed. i feel very worried. i'm not super surprised but, for me, it's disappointing. i'm only hoping that this goes better than last time and that there are the checks and balances system that we have in place works this time around. time now to 10s of your reaction to the us election. it's not great for women's rights. trump is clearly the dominant politician. we obviously don't see what the majority of i the americans feel like. let's see what will happen over the next four years. bye for now.

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm will perry. coming up on the programme... a defeat for arsenal in the champions league as inter milan edge past them at san siro. aston villa lose in belgium after a bizarre penalty incident. and imane khelif, the olympic boxing champion at the centre of a gender scandal, takes legal action.

good to have you with us. thanks forjoining us. there were nine games in the champions league on wednesday and defeats for the two british sides in action, aston villa and arsenal both beaten. mikel arteta's side lost 1—0 at inter milan. that's three defeats in six games now. 0ur football correspondent john murray was watching at san siro alongside matthew upson. so it's a first defeat for arsenal in the champions league this season, but you're not too downcast, are you, matt, about the way that arsenal went about things? no, i thought there's a lot of positives to take from the evening. of course the result was really hard to take. i thought arsenal dominated the game. i thought they showed great mentality, the physicality they had on the pitch. you know, they pushed and pushed. plenty of opportunities — balls into the box, loads of pressure, possession. to come away here in their current form with the problems that they have at the moment and deliver that performance i thought was a real positive.

says a great deal about inter, i think. they've played manchester city and arsenal and not conceded a goal against either of them. but, you know, how much of a test is this going to continue to be for arsenal's character? yeah i think it will. and i think, you know, they've lost a little bit that of that kind of creative play. you know, a lot of people talking around martin 0degaard, the impact he's had in the two months that he's not been in the team, it does appear to reflect that they're not quite the same team without him, and they're a little tiny bit one dimensional in terms of the physicality, the set plays, and teams like inter, they can set up and be resilient enough to defend like they've shown tonight and to be able to defend those opportunities well enough. yeah. and the challenges keep coming for arsenal. stamford bridge next on sunday against chelsea, which you'll be able to hear on 5 live and bbc sounds.

yeah, so a first defeat in europe this season for mikel arteta, who wasn't happy with the officials.