News Headlines - 13 December 2015

▽Climate deal provides 'best chance we have' of saving the planet | The Guardian

World leaders have hailed the 11th-hour climate deal reached in Paris on Saturday, claiming it provides the “best chance we have” of saving the planet from catastrophic climate change.

▽Blair and Straw face questions over complicity in Shaker Aamer's treatment | The Guardian

In his first interview since returning home to London in October after being detained without charge for 14 years in the US military facility in Cuba, British resident Shaker Aamer suggested the former prime minister and the former home and foreign secretary were aware that he was being tortured.

▽Russia Warship Fires Warning to Stop Collision With Turkish Boat - Bloomberg Business

A Russian warship fired a warning shot to prevent a collision with a Turkish fishing vessel in the Aegean sea, further straining ties between the two nations after last month’s downing of a Russian bomber near the Syrian border.

▽Saudi Arabia elects first female politician - FT.com

The state news agency reported that Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi won a seat on the municipal council in the holy city of Mecca in Saturday’s elections, with full results scheduled to be released later on Sunday.

▽Meet Daisy Ridley, Heroine of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ - The Daily Beast

The 23-year-old London native was plucked from obscurity to star in the biggest franchise in the world. It’s a tough task, but Daisy Ridley seems up to the challenge.