Editor's take: The week that was — Nov 4-9

It’s finally curtains down on the world’s most awaited elections. Contrary to popular expectations of a tight race that could delay the final results for days, Republican candidate and former US president Donald Trump delivered a resounding victory over incumbent Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, bagging 295 Electoral College votes and at least six battleground states. He is set to become the first Republican to win the popular vote after George W Bush in 2004, with perhaps a Republican-controlled House and Senate to boot.