After four years of Trump’s turbulence, America’s friends and foes now have to work with a Biden presidency

Now Joe Biden is president he faces a number of international problems, report Borzou Daragahi in Istanbul, Bel Trew in Beirut, and Oliver Carroll in Moscow

People watch a TV screen showing Joe Biden at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (AP)

World leaders are scrambling to prepare for a Joe Biden presidency as the Democratic Party candidate finally clinched victory over President Donald Trump.

After Mr Biden’s confirmation as the president- elect on Saturday, it is already clear his approach will differ vastly from his predecessor.

Mr Biden has said returning to the Paris climate accord, restoring funding to the World Health Organisation withdrawn by Mr Trump amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, and rejoining the Iran nuclear deal would be among his first priorities.