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Climate activists spray US embassy in London with orange paint after Trump reelection victory

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Climate activists in the United Kingdom wasted no time responding to President-elect Trump’s re-election win on Wednesday, spraying orange paint on a section of the U.S. embassy in London in protest.

Two members of the environmental group Just Stop Oil covered the embassy’s compound wall with orange paint, according to a video the group posted on social media. Video showed the orange spray paint covering nearby plants and dripping into the River Thames below the wall.

«Trump’s win puts the lives of ordinary people at risk, everywhere,» the group said in a press release.

Trump defeated Vice President Harris in a historic comeback victory, achieving a second term in the White House. Trump was projected to have breached the 270 electoral vote threshold after stunning wins in the battleground states of North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

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British police arrested two men, ages 25 and 72, after the embassy wall was sprayed with orange paint in London on Wednesday, Nov. 6. (Jamie Lowe / Just Stop Oil)

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«I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected the 47th president,» Trump said during early morning remarks at a victory celebration in West Palm Beach, Florida. «And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future. Every single day. I will be fighting for you. And with every breath in my body, I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve.»

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The climate activist group said the stunt in London on Wednesday, Nov. 6, was done in protest of Trump’s reelection. (Jamie Lowe / Just Stop Oil)

British police arrested the two men, aged 25 and 72, on suspicion of criminal damage after the embassy wall was covered in orange paint, authorities said.

U.S. embassy in London exterior wall covered in orange paint

The activist group demands governments work together to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. (Jamie Lowe / Just Stop Oil)

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«This activity is vandalism purporting as protest and we will continue to have a zero tolerance attitude to actions such as this,» Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said in a statement.

Just Stop Oil has demanded governments work together to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.

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The activist group has engaged in infamous protests throughout the U.K., including spraying Stonehenge with orange powder, disrupting a «Les Mis’ performance and pouring tomato soup on a Vincent van Gogh painting.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu calls President-elect Trump – here’s what they spoke about

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu «was among the first» Wednesday to call President-elect Donald Trump, the world leader’s office says.  

«The conversation was warm and cordial. The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on his victory, and the two agreed to work together for Israel’s security,» read a statement from the Israel Prime Minister’s Office. 

«The two also discussed the Iranian threat,» it added. 

The statement came hours after the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said Trump’s incoming administration in January must «work seriously to stop the war» in the Gaza Strip. 

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Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, in Palm Beach, Fla., on July 26.  (Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO) / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Last week, a report emerged claiming Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wrap up the conflict by the time he gets inaugurated on Jan. 20 if he had won the election. Trump ultimately prevailed over Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Hamas said, «In light of the initial results showing Donald Trump winning in the U.S. presidential elections,» they believe he is «required to listen to the voices that have been raised by the U.S. public for more than a year regarding the [Israeli] aggression on the Gaza Strip.»  

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel museum in Jerusalem in May 2017, during Trump’s first administration. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

The incoming Trump administration must «work seriously to stop the war of genocide and aggression against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, stop the aggression against the brotherly Lebanese people, stop providing military support and political cover to the Zionist entity, and to recognize the legitimate rights of our people,» Hamas added.  

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani – whose country has played a key role in cease-fire talks for Gaza – wrote on X, «Congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election» and «I wish you all the best during your term and look forward to working together again to strengthen our strategic relationship and partnership, and to advancing our shared efforts in promoting security and stability both in the region and globally.»

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also said Wednesday that «We will remain steadfast in our commitment to peace, and we are confident that the United States will support, under [Trump’s] leadership, the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people,» according to Middle East Eye.

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Former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in West Palm Beach, Fla.  (AP/Alex Brandon)

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A source from the Times of Israel said Trump initially gave the message to Netanyahu about ending the war when the Israeli leader visited him at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, this past July. 

Fox News’ Andrea Margolis contributed to this report. 


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