The election of Donald Trump as the next US president has been met with disbelief and despondency on Wednesday among some United Nations officials and diplomats amid uncertainty surrounding his foreign policy and likely engagement with the world body.

Mexico says it would work with Donald Trump for the benefit of both nations after his surprise US election win, but reiterated it would not pay for his planned border wall, which stirred up deep resentment during a fraught presidential campaign.

A statement that the Trump campaign issued proposing a total ban on the immigration of Muslims to the United States has disappeared from the team's website.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday he now wishes to stop quarrelling with the United States, recalling his anger at the Obama administration for criticising him.

Asian shares rebound on Thursday and the dollar firms in a remarkable snapback from the shock of Republican Donald Trump's presidential victory, though the speed of the reversal leaves some market watchers scratching their heads.

Republican Donald Trump's presidential election victory all but dooms major Obama administration initiatives that are already tied up in legal challenges and gives him the chance to appoint a pivotal fifth conservative justice on the US Supreme Court.

Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump's surprise US presidential election win, blasting his controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups.

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Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential contest could change America's relationship with the rest of the world in

World leaders reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election with offers to work with him tinged with

US President Barack Obama called Donald Trump, his newly-elected successor, yesterday to congratulate him on his victory and

The win of Trump who has called global warming a "hoax" alarmed environmentalists yesterday and raised questions about

Uncertainty spread across the Middle East following Donald Trump's US election win, with questions hanging over

Donald Trump's election as US president is the latest example of surging political populism fuelled by

They wore pantsuits to their polling places, emulating the preferred dress of their White House candidate. Some wept with

Fed up with Washington and feeling left behind, supporters of Republican Donald Trump upended the US

"Russia is ready and wants to restore full-fledged relations with the US.We understand that this will not be an easy

Donald Trump: the path to the presidency

President Obama delivers a speech from the White House, following one of the most shocking US elections in modern political history.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers remarks to staff and supporters at a hotel in Manhattan, US.