Governments from Asia to Europe reacted with stunned disbelief on November 9 to the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, while populists hailed the result as a triumph of the people over a failed political establishment.

Republican Donald Trump stunned the world on November 8 by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.

Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and also forced 1,500 families to retreat with them from Hammam al Alil town, the United Nations human rights organization said on November 8.

VOV.VN - The US will have its 45th president after November 8 : either the first female president in history, Hillary Clinton, or billionaire Donald Trump. 

Americans who had cast their votes for the next president early on November 8 appeared to be worried about the direction of the country, and were looking for a "strong leader who can take the country back from the rich and powerful," according to an early reading from the Reuters/Ipsos. 

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton waged a tight battle in several crucial battleground states on November 8 in their bitter race for the White House, although opinion polls showed Clinton had an edge in the closing hours of the campaign.

VOV.VN -  The first in-person votes for the US presidential elections were cast in the state of New Hampshire just after midnight on November 8 (local time).

The 51st meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (ASEAN-COCI 51) convened in Vientiane, Laos on November 8, focusing on evaluating the results of regional cooperation in culture and information as well as seeking new partnership initiatives. 

The Philippines will maintain its defence treaty and continue joint drills with the United States, despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to end defence cooperation between the two countries. 

Gunmen from the Islamic insurgent group Abu Sayyaf on November 6 attacked a yacht in Sabahz of Malaysia, kidnapping a German man and killing his girlfriend.