President Biden and Donald Trump have held initial transition talks in the White House as the Republicans makes further significant nominations including Marco Rubio for secretary of state and Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence. We hear from Estonia's foreign minister Margus Tsahkna. Also in the programme: a cheap way to reduce damage from contrails; and more heavy flooding in the Valencia region of Spain. (Picture: US President Biden hosts President-elect Trump at the White House, Washington Dc, USA. Credit: EPA-EFE)
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Hello, and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
Coming live from London, this is Owen Bennet Jones.
Well, President Biden met his successor, Donald Trump, in the White House today.
And after all the vitriol of the campaign, when terrible insults were flying around on all sides, there was a strikingly gracious exchange.
President Biden's spokesperson said it was cordial and substantive.
Mr.
Trump said there was discussion of the Middle East.
Most of all, that was private.
This is what was said in public.
Well, Mr.
President Elect and the former.
President, thank you, Donald.
Congratulations.