Trump takes calls from growing list of world leaders following election victory

LONDON -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among nan world leaders to speak by telephone pinch President-elect Donald Trump successful nan 24 hours aft he secured triumph complete Vice President Kamala Harris.

Congratulations flooded successful from astir nan globe arsenic it became clear that Trump established an unassailable lead complete Harris, and aft nan erstwhile president surpassed nan 270 electoral assemblage ballot period needed to unafraid different word successful nan White House.

Leaders -- immoderate of whom criticized Trump's overseas argumentation during his first word -- each appeared to return a conciliatory attack successful congratulating nan man who will beryllium America's 47th president.

China's charismatic authorities Xinhua News Agency said that Xi called Trump connected Thursday. Xi, Xinhua wrote, "pointed retired that history shows america that practice betwixt China and nan United States will use some sides, and nan conflict will wounded some sides."

Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump arrives astatine an predetermination nighttime watch statement astatine nan Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, successful West Palm Beach, Fla.

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"A stable, patient and sustainable Sino-U.S. narration is successful statement pinch nan communal interests of nan 2 countries and nan expectations of nan world community," he added, according to Xinhua.

Macron said to Trump connected Wednesday, nan French president's agency said successful a statement.

Both men expressed their "willingness to activity towards nan return of bid and stability" successful nan look of nan "major world crises underway," Macron's agency said, describing nan speech arsenic a "very bully 25-minute exchange."

Macron "underlined nan value of Europe's domiciled and told President Trump that he was consenting to proceed this speech and activity together connected these issues," including Ukraine and nan Middle East, "when he takes office" astatine nan extremity of January 2025, his agency added.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted to X pursuing his telephone telephone pinch Trump, saying it was "good to speak" pinch nan adjacent American president. "From defense and information to maturation and prosperity, nan narration betwixt nan U.K. and U.S. is incredibly beardown and will proceed to thrive for galore years to come," he wrote.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy besides said pinch Trump, arsenic nan erstwhile seeks to statement up semipermanent American subject and financial support for Kyiv successful its ongoing protect warfare pinch Russia.

Zelenskyy said connected societal media that nan telephone was "excellent," adding Trump's "historic landslide victory" was made imaginable by a "tremendous campaign."

"I praised his family and squad for their awesome work," Zelenskyy said. "We agreed to support adjacent speech and beforehand our cooperation. Strong and unwavering U.S. activity is captious for nan world and for a conscionable peace."

Netanyahu will besides beryllium looking to nan adjacent management for continued subject support, arsenic Israel wages a multi-front warfare against Iran-backed militant groups successful nan Gaza Strip, Lebanon and beyond.

President-elect Donald Trump is seen connected a surface during a news program, successful Tokyo, Japan, connected Nov. 6, 2024.

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"The premier curate was among nan first to telephone nan American president-elect," Netanyahu's agency said successful a Wednesday statement, describing nan speech arsenic "warm and cordial."

"The premier curate congratulated Trump connected his predetermination victory, and nan 2 agreed to activity together for Israel's security," nan agency said. "The 2 besides discussed nan Iranian threat."

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said pinch Trump for astir 12 minutes, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

The 2 discussed "South Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation, nan South Korea-U.S. alliance" and North Korea's engagement successful nan warfare successful Ukraine, Yonhap reported.

"They agreed to clasp a gathering astatine an early day and location," Kim Tae-hyo, nan first vice head of nan National Security Office said, according to Yonhap.

ABC News' Karson Yiu, Ellie Kaufman, Will Gretsky, Hugo Leenhardt and Bruno Nota contributed to this report.