1. Trump recaptured the White House by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency.

2. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised the Republican's "peace through strength" approach, while Russia floated the idea of resetting relations.

3. Strategists indicate Beijing was bracing for four more years of bitter superpower rivalry over trade, technology and security issues.

4. Investors bought dollars, bitcoin and stocks, and sold bonds as Trump claimed victory.

5. At least 89 people remain missing after deadly floods in eastern Spain.

6. Apple is set to be fined by the European Union's antitrust regulators under the bloc's landmark rules aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech.