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- There’s been an outpouring of tributes to Jimmy Carter, the former US president who has died at the age of 100
- US President Joe Biden describes Carter as “a man of principle, faith and humility,” while President-elect Donald Trump says Americans owe Carter a “debt of gratitude.”
- A National Day of Mourning will be held on 9 January, and Biden announced there will be a state funeral
- The Democrat’s one term in office, from 1977 to 1981, included brokering a landmark peace accord between Egypt and Israel
- He also dealt with a struggling US economy and a disastrous attempt to free American hostages seized in Iran
- In later life he became a tireless worker for peace, the environment and human rights, for which he was recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002
