Cabs over a 5th of the coauthor wrote a new team with a very different vision and a renewed commitment to lead the world. Again. Thats the message from the u. S. President elect joe biden. As he unveils top members of his administration earlier, the president elect spoke surrounded by the men and women that hes picked to be his Foreign Policy and National Security chiefs. It comes as bidens margin of victory continues to grow. Pennsylvania divider have become the latest states to certify the president elect as the winner for towns he has the details now from wilmington, bidens home state, delaware, president elect biden, was unequivocal as he presented his National Security appointments and nominees. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. Much was made of the backgrounds of the nominees as examples of the american dream. Linda thomas greenfield, nominated as u. S. Ambassador and 100 by all costs, are latino immigrants nominated to lead the department of homeland security. And avril haynes, the 1st female director of national intelligence. If confirmed mr. President , you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. But for all the talk of diversity, this is a National Security team that symbolizes the return of the washington Foreign Policy establishment after 4 years in the cold. None more so than secretary of state nominee tony blinken, deputy secretary of state under president obama, and a long time Foreign Policy adviser to biden. Hes going to be followed more of an advocate for u. S. Military intervention around the world than the president elects lincoln has spent the last few years consulting for weapons manufacturers and big tech america at its best still has a greater ability than any other country on earth. To bring others together to meet the challenges of our time, but biden has pledged fresh thinking on Foreign Policy. Perhaps a recognition that a key reason that some voters switched from the democrats to trump in 2016 was their disappointment that president obama had not brought the change in Foreign Policy. Hed promised, and bidens incoming National Security adviser did speak of an approach to Foreign Policy, not traditionally expressed in washington, the alliances, we rebuild the institutions. We believe the agreements we signed, all of them should be judged by a basic question. Will this make life better, easier, safer for families across this country . Our Foreign Policy has to deliver. Its biden is making one key change a special president ial envoy for climate. John kerry will sit on the National Security council with a pledge to make the environment central to policymaking across government. But there is some skepticism of the washroom and so is being chosen will be the world moves to deliver a fresh policy thinking, the president elect is promising. She returns the old 0. Wilmington, delaware. All these transition developments, as well as progress on crowd of our sex scenes of help to push markets to record levels. The Dow Jones Stock index reached above 30000 for the 1st time in its history on tuesday, and a very brief white house appearance donald trump took the credit for that new market high. And that speak now to a cross one of mike hanna, mike, when we say brief, we mean brief, right . Very brief indeed to precisely 64 seconds that towards the time that it took donald trump to make that statement claiming to be responsible for their massive surge in the stock market. There had been some speculating speculation about what he would actually say. Well, he just spread. Took credit for the stock market surge. There was no talk of any concession whatsoever. And he is continuing to tweet out that he will not concede that he still considers the electoral process of fraud despite the fact that the General Services administration has now given the go ahead for the transition to formally begin, which is now well under way. But this is what President Trump had to say. As the stock markets just broken, 30000 never been broken. That number, its a secret number 30000 and nobody thought theyd ever see it. Thats the name time since the beginning of 2020. And its the 48th time that weve broken records in during the trumpet ministration. And i just want to congratulate all the people within the administration that work so hard. And most importantly, i want to congratulate the people of our country because there are no people like you. Thank you very much everybody. Thank you. First of all, despite the surge in the, the stock market, theres still massive economic problems for the Incoming Administration to solve. The pandemic has the crippled the economy in many ways and for average americans has made it very difficult to live. Oh indeed to maintain a living wage. This is why the biden administration, the Incoming Administration, has put the battle against the pandemic as its 1st and foremost priority when it takes over on january the 20th. Ok, thank you for that, mike hanna, there live from washington d. C. The Ethiopian Government says to gray and Regional Forces have started to surrender. The government gave the rebels until wednesday to lay down their arms or risk a final assault on the main city. Kelly. Its warning people to leave the area to grays leadership denies, surrendering, and claims. An Ethiopian Military division has been destroyed. Our new force is getting stronger and more powerful. It is acquiring additional weaponry and building its capacity. Its making history, but this is not a battle of armies. This is a civil war. And all of us has to grans by supporting each other side by side with their army. We must defend this and complete victory. So miguel is within the range of it and which means military wise, it is easier to straight. Thats the simple fact. That aspect is to lives of people that once that happens is human. People will take the right choice, a choice which seems themselves the choice was saved yes, future. So ones to know whats happening, whats actually the blue troops then they will, they will go in for this order, which is because it was a rational choice of pushing these forces. So it cannot say that in the future if you have the as Human Rights Commission is accusing members of a to graine youth group of massacring some 600. 00 civilians. Earlier this month and report it says the attackers targeted naam to graham residents of my cancer. A small town in the west of the region says victims were killed with the collusion of local security forces. As the government threatens what it calls the final offensive Rights Groups are becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of war crimes from both sides. When conducting this, cooperate outside of a galley, there are some food should be respected. So International Human rights laws, standards and International Humanitarian law standards. So that didnt work arrives. So violation of basic standards about civilian protecting civilians. What targeting t. V. s can cry, according to the law, and according to the international laws, a tip that has ended about a fight for many of the families fleeing the fighting in the ethiopias, northern to grey region have been separated from the exodus. More than 40000, people have fled into neighboring sudar. Thats where our desires have been. Morgan met people trying to find missing family members. When fighting came to her hometown of make degree region 100 tests, 5 fled with most of her children. But she had to leave her 2 daughters behind in tikrit capital, another high, then they went to study mccully with this school in the fighting started and there was no way for me to contact them. Now i dont know where they are and how they are doing. They said they didnt have enough money before the fighting started. 1. 00 is 14. 00 and 1. 00 is 15. Are they being feed . Are they being taken care of their only children . Since the fighting started integrate in early november, more than 40000, people have fled to sudan states of aid organizations say more than 5000000 are trapped in the region with no access to humanitarian aid. Sudanese Authorities Say nearly 3000 people arrive every day. It is the head while i arrived here 2 weeks ago. Since his arrival has been searching for the parents of these 3 children. When the fighting came to the town of mark kendra, everyone started running. These 3 siblings were in the town and seemed lost. So i took them with me, i tried to look for their parents, but i couldnt find them, or even used loudspeakers among those displaced. When all filed, i came with him to this camp. His government has imposed a Telecommunications Blackout in the region since the start of the fighting with malfunctioning 4 lines of internet access. Families who have left loved ones behind say theyre not sure if theyre still alive. Most have started the process of tracking their parents or children, hoping theyve arrived in sudan, but are in a different camp. And as more of arrive, the number of families separated by the conflict is rising. Sudanese Authorities Say theyre not sure how many children have been separated from their parents or how many mothers and fathers left their children behind. Aid organizations efforts are being made to reunite families. As you know, children and women are always the disproportionate impact of influx of refugees. And we have social workers who are working with them as well as the police. And they are in safe place at the moment. And were going to be starting with our c. R. C. But for those like me who have left their children behind, the process is yet to start. She says she can only pray her daughters are still alive and someday make it to the camp. If not, she has to wait until the fighting and to go back and look for them. And shes not sure how long that will take people morgan aljazeera out of state. And theres growing alarm at the United Nations over the escalating conflict. Integrate the medic at a james base has more despite an increase of volunteers and a rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation. This is the 1st time the situation in ethiopia has been discussed in the Security Council meeting. The un secretary general, antonio good terrorists had 1st advised them to let diplomacy by the African Union and the regional grouping. Egads be given a chance. Now though hes urging the council to send a clear message on deescalation and the protection of civilians. Were following the reports of a possible military action around it currently with great, a lot of the secretary general is very, very concerned about the impact that will have on civilian population on our bill in the deliver humanitarian aid area where its also almost impossible to do so or that we have been to church, weve been fully supportive of the african use reading role in trying to defuse the situation. The u. N. Is also raising the alarm about ethiopian peacekeepers have to grain, origin being disarmed all recalled from their units, serving with the u. N. Here, United Nations headquarters. There are aware of 5 officers including the Deputy Force Commander in abbey, a. The disputed region between south sudan and sudan whove been sent home. Whats disturbing is theres no news of whats happened to them since. Still ahead on aljazeera. It was the worst attack in u. K. History. Now posthumous appeal for the only man ever convicted of killing 270 people is sun away in scotland. France pushes ahead with a contentious security not designed to strengthen police hearts. But we got more cloud of rain coming into central parts of china at the moment is that wetter weather sliding through will hand heading towards shanghai some heavy rain at times we have a 7 celsius to 16 there for shanghai. So much royer further north, dry across the korean peninsula, largely dry to into japan showers, easing away one or 2 on shore showers, coming into the western side of conscious we go on through thursday, a possibility of a little bit of a wintry mix there into hokkaido but essentially, starting to dry up over the next couple of days, try to across a good part of in though china, northern part of the philippines. Stan, reset fair, got a rash of showers across central southern parts of the philippines and some very active showers. In fact, across malaysia, down into indonesia, very active weather to ensue southern lots of in there. Over the next day, he comes cycling leave saying the process of intensifying 120 Kilometers Per Hour on this system. Some very heavy rain over the next couple of days. A storm surge as well. We are expecting a widespread flooding, particularly around those low lying areas. The red ones in force into much of tom, a lot of the, the warnings extend into unpropitious. We go through thursday with more out here for friday. France once had a vast empire spanning several continents, but by the 1940, s. , the french were forced to confront reality and demand dependence. And a fast part of a new documentary series, aljazeera looks at how the colonial unrest, conflict, and full scale war and do china, blood and chance french to colonize ation on aljazeera roof. Youre watching are just there on her mind of our top stories this hour. Joe biden is forging ahead with his preparations to take over as president , since margin of victory keeps growing. Hes formally unveiled some of his top team, pennsylvania and vada have become the latest states to certify him as the winner. In a very brief white house, the parents, u. S. President , donald trump, is taking credit for a record day in the markets. The dow jones index reached at historic high on tuesday following the transition developments of progress on coronavirus vaccines. If your obvious government that forces into gray have begun to surrender, have given rebels until wednesday to lay down their arms to graze. Beat is a denying the claims and say, have destroyed a government division. Or dozens of countries have pledged 12000000000. 00 for afghanistan during a virtual donors conference. The money is conditional on progress in peace talks between the Afghan Government and the taliban. The country remains heavily dependent on international 840, has the boughs are in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan is awash in color, but life for most here remains stark. Thousands of daily workers struggle to get by day to day. You know, when i see the poor, old government is taking us next and wants to kill us. Theres no help for us. The poor dont have rights. Poverty levels have shot up to 70 percent from 54 percent last year. Many afghans say corruption, deprived them from benefiting from the International Aid that has been keeping up. Danny, stand alive for almost 2 decades. The government deals behind the curtains, whatever they get, they distribute among themselves. Look at these children here. They sell plastic bags. They need to go to school. Corruption is also the main concern for the International Community. And funding in afghanistan, billions have been lost to abuse, fraud, and waste. In programs set up to develop the country in communities. Like providing, know how when equipment to some afghans here to learn how to make all of oil and sell their olives. For years, the International Community and donors have worked to make afghanistan selfreliant, but nearly 20 years says this conflict began. It remains one of the most aid dependent countries in the world. And it remained so fragile that during his years donor conference, dozens of countries pledged their support for the next 4 years. Despite many economists affected by the covered 9000. 00 pandemic and uncertainties over the Peace Process between the government and the taliban. Afghan president ashraf ghani, tried to reassure donors. Despite there are separate. I want to be very clear that the mcminns, the negotiations with the taliban remains for our negotiating remain, steadfast in their commitment to dogs, and we must bring an end to the violence. The European Union pledged almost 1500000000. 00 for the next 4 years conditional on preserving the human rights and democratic gains of the last 19 years. E. U. High representative joseph borel sent a warning to the taliban. United nations should with you cultures that any attempt to restore an islamic and we rate bad political, financial, engage. Other countries like britain, the netherlands and canada stepped forward with hundreds of millions for afghanistan. But as donors pledged their support to blasts in the heart of ghana stands most peaceful province by me on killed and injured dozens. And to made the call for a ceasefire more urgent than ever. For your country for Al Jazeera Jalalabad in eastern afghanistan, politicians from rival libyan factions will hold a joint parliamentary session for the 1st time in years. Representatives from both factions agreed on the united session during talks in morocco, m. P. s based in both tripoli and to meet in the libyan city of khatamis in the coming days. O. B. s parliament was elected in 2014, but splits during the ongoing civil war. Saudi arabias cabinet is saying, an attack by the who, the is a, one of its oil facilities, was aimed at targeting the global economy. The government has written to the un urging it, put a stop to the threats posed by the yemeni armed group. The rebels fired missiles at the north jeddah bulk plant on monday, it taped one of the tanks, caus