Photos | World watches closely as Trump secures second term in US presidential election

The results of the US presidential election were released on Wednesday (Nov. 6). Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won more than half of the electoral votes, defeating Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States. He is also the first presidential candidate since 1892 to win a second term in the US after losing his re-election bid.

Trump's return to the White House will bring about sweeping changes in the US domestic and foreign affairs. Around the world, many people, from top politicians to ordinary citizens, are following the election. Television news and newspaper front pages have been dominated by news of the US election.

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