#BREAKING Biden confirms Blinken is nominee for US secretary of state
#BREAKING Biden picks Cuba-born Latino to lead Homeland Security
#BREAKING Biden names John Kerry as special envoy for climate
#UPDATE US President-elect Biden named the deeply experienced Antony Blinken for secretary of state, also nominating the first female head of intelligence and a czar for climate issues, with a promise to return to expertise after the turbulent Trump years u.afp.com/3FNq
#BREAKING Biden to nominate ex-Fed Chair Janet Yellen to Treasury, US media report
In selecting former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to be the first female treasury secretary, president-elect Joe Biden chose a progressive macroeconomist focused on unemployment who supports fiscal stimulus and tackling climate change u.afp.com/3Fxd
Courteous and refined and with a side passion for rock guitar, Antony Blinken, named Monday to be US secretary of state, embodies the role of a diplomat both in image and mission coupled with a deep-rooted passion for human rights u.afp.com/3Fxs
Former secretary of state John Kerry signed the 2015 Paris Agreement on behalf of the United States, a decision subsequently reversed by President Donald Trump u.afp.com/3Fxn
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#UPDATE Renowned with Brazil's Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery earlier this month, a member of his entourage told AFP
Britain's government will later Wednesday launch spending plans for the next year as it seeks to support the coronavirus-ravaged economy and chart the nation's post-Brexit future 🇬🇧 u.afp.com/3FB2
#BREAKING UK economy forecast to slump 11.3% this year amid coronavirus
#BREAKING Covid-hit UK announces plan to slash foreign aid
The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region says his people are "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours u.afp.com/3FYp
#UPDATE The UN Security Council will convene its first meeting Tuesday on #Tigray, where forces loyal to the northern Ethiopian region's ruling party have been battling federal soldiers for nearly three weeks, sparking a refugee exodus u.afp.com/3FPp
#BREAKING UN Security Council meeting on Ethiopia cancelled: diplomats
France is expected to loosen its coronavirus restrictions as the boss of a major airline says proof of vaccination will likely become the only way people can fly in a post-pandemic world u.afp.com/3FgU
#BREAKING EU chief announces latest vaccine contract with US firm Moderna, for up to 160 million doses
#BREAKING Israeli PM held secret talks in Saudi with Pompeo, crown prince: media
#UPDATE Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret talks in Saudi Arabia Sunday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, media said, in the first reported trip by an Israeli premier to the kingdom u.afp.com/3F5F
#BREAKING Saudi Arabia denies reported meeting between Crown Prince and Israel PM Netanyahu