The election was dominated by Mr. Trump and his relentless focus on Canada. Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader, lost the seat he had held for 20 years.

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) backed a coalition deal with the CDU/CSU conservatives on Wednesday in the final step to forming a government in Europe's largest economy, and nominated their leader Lars Klingbeil as finance minister.

As the wife of Canada’s newly elected prime minister Mark Carney, she is bringing her own gravitas to the role of the country’s first lady. A global climate and energy policy authority, she has championed clean energy,