World
Biden will host Donald Trump at the White House today
Reuter reports that President Joe Biden will receive the newly elected President Donald Trump at the White House today. The meeting's purpose was to demonstrate a smooth transition of power between the administrations, although Trump's team had not yet signed the documents to begin the transition process.
"Israel has achieved its goals." Blinken
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has stated that, despite the steps Israel must take to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, "the best way to fully meet the needs of the people" between that country and Hamas is to "end the war."
The US has written off Somalia's massive debt
Somalia has announced that the US will write off more than $1.1bn (£860m) in outstanding loans, about a quarter of the country's remaining debt.
Turkey has been offered BRICS partner status
Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Turkey had received an offer from BRICS to become a partner state and an associate union member.
There is a proposal that future officials of Ukraine should be educated in Britain
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Valery Zaluzhny has announced that Kyiv is negotiating with London on the possibility of annual training of at least 5-7 thousand students so that a new generation of officials will be in Ukraine after 20 years.