• Nikki Haley confirmation hearing: the key points

Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s nominee to be US ambassador to the United Nations, disagreed clearly with the president-elect’s views on Russia, Syria and other foreign policy issues during her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but said she and her new colleagues hoped to change his mind.

The South Carolina governor received an overwhelmingly respectful reception from Republicans and Democrats on the Senate foreign affairs committee, suggesting her confirmation is not in serious question. But the warmth of the response was due in part to the distance Haley put between her views and Donald Trump’s, particularly on Russia.