It ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team.
Lava, letters and a loch: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Six foreign tourists have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.
Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has urged a “serious response” to Moscow’s use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile
COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash
Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed “contempt for our vulnerable people”.
Woman who accused Conor McGregor of rape wins civil case
A civil action was taken by Nikita Hand who had accused McGregor of raping her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC
This is the second US Capitol Christmas Tree to come from Alaska.
No 10 indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK
Downing Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its “legal obligations”.
Biden says ICC war crimes arrest warrant ‘outrageous’
US President Joe Biden calls the issuing of warrants against Israeli officials including Benjamin Netanyahu “outrageous”.
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’
Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.
