President-elect Donald Trump has named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy. Zeldin will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions while maintaining high environmental standards, according to Trump. Trump also asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz to be his national security adviser, despite concerns about tapping House members. Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Gallego's victory continues a string of Democratic successes in the state. Israel's new foreign minister has reported progress in efforts to end the fighting with Lebanon's Hezbollah, but the militant group said it had not received any official proposal and was prepared for a long war if needed. Israel has begun a construction project along the demilitarized zone that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, violating cease-fire rules. North Korea has ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid. Haiti's international airport shut down after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a formal apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse, torture, and neglect of children and vulnerable adults in care. Gunshots at Tuskegee University left one man dead and injured at least 16 other people. A theater festival in Burkina Faso provided solace for those displaced by extremist violence.