The president-elect also chooses a Florida sheriff to lead drug enforcement, and gives Ivanka's father-in-law a role.

The president-elect had pardoned Charles Kushner of federal charges during his first term.

Animals at the Oregon Zoo celebrated Thanksgiving in style on Thursday, enjoying festive treats prepared by their keepers.

More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda on Friday and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the death toll from this week's landslides to 20, officials said as search efforts pressed on in the stricken area.

South Africa is poised to take over the leadership of the G20 on Sunday. This is the first time an African country is taking the presidency of a Group of 20 countries.

Displaced Palestinians queued up with empty pots to receive cooked food from a charity-run kitchen in the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah on Thursday.

Doctors Without Borders says that armed men threatened some 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, then sped away with women and children while dozens of men and boys jumped into the sea.

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports from the centre of Tbilisi, as pro-Eu protesters clash with police.

Thousands gather in Tbilisi for a second night running, after the government suspended its EU membership bid.

But Zelensky points out no-one has yet made such an offer and whether Nato would consider a move is doubtful.

Footage appears to show rebels inside Syria's second city after their biggest offensive in years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a surprise visit to Florida as Canada seeks to the avoid blanket tariffs threatened by the president-elect.

Irene Muloni, a former Minister for Energy who now serves as the Woman MP for Bulambuli district called Thursday (Nov. 28) for residents to be relocated from the disaster-hit district.

The UN chief said Wednesday (Nov. 27) the deal represents “the first ray of hope for peace” in the regional war. South Africa expressed support for the implementation of the agreement in Lebanon and called for a similar move in Gaza.

For the first time in 24 years, a Nigerian President began a state visit to France on Thursday to boost economic ties and attract foreign investments.