The world reacted with shock, awe and no small measure of disbelief early Wednesday as the U.S. electoral map began to tilt toward Donald Trump, a populist firebrand who has promised sweeping changes to American policy.

“IT’S A TRUMP-QUAKE,” blared the website of the Daily Mail, which said the electoral results had “confounded all the experts.”

Other foreign media houses were more circumspect, exercising caution until all the votes had been counted. “Contest down to the wire after months of acrimony,” read the Times of London’s lead headline.