*) Azerbaijan, Armenia exchange prisoners as part of peace deal

Azerbaijan and Armenia have exchanged prisoners more than a month after a peace deal was signed to end fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

A plane with some of the captives landed in Azerbaijan on Monday afternoon.

Armenia Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan announced that 44 prisoners returned to Armenia from Azerbaijan.

*) 'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

Joe Biden says US democracy proved "resilient" against Donald Trump's "abuse of power" after the Electoral College confirmed him as the next president.

Biden said Trump and his allies "refused to respect the will of the people, the rule of law, and refused to honour our Constitution."

California, the most populous US state, put Biden over the 270 votes needed to win the Electoral College.

*) Turkey to take necessary steps after US sanctions over S-400

Turkey says it will respond to US sanctions on the purchase of S-400 air defence missiles from Russia.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Washington’s one-sided sanctions were beyond understanding.

The ministry called on the US to “turn back as soon as possible from this bad mistake,” adding that Ankara was ready for dialogue and diplomacy.

*) Ghislaine Maxwell proposes $28.5M bail package, proclaims innocence

Ghislaine Maxwell has proclaimed her innocence and proposed a $28.5 million bail package in a renewed effort to be freed from jail this year.

The British socialite is facing criminal charges for helping late financier Jeffrey Epstein trap girls he then sexually abused.

Maxwell said she has been married since 2016, and that she and her husband would post a $22.5 million bond, secured by all their assets, toward bail.

And finally…

*) A Lim Kim rallies from 5 down to win US Women’s Open

A Lim Kim has won the US Women's Open in her first appearance at Champions Golf Club's Cypress Creek course in Houston.

Kim notched birdies on the final three holes to surge to the lead and ultimately win the weather-interrupted championship.

Overcoming a five-shot deficit to win, Kim tied the largest final-round comeback in Open history, becoming the seventh player to do so.