Explainer: Road to Palestinian vote full of obstacles

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the first presidential and parliamentary elections since 2006 will be held later this year. But the road to the vote — key to advancing Palestinian statehood and mending a rift between Abbas' Fatah party and the...

After excusing violence, Trump acknowledges Biden transition

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly transition" on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday certifying President-elect Joe...

The Latest: Trump promises 'orderly transition' on Jan. 20

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local): 3:55 a.m. President Donald Trump now says there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect...

Biden: Democracy 'under unprecedented assault' as pro-Trump protesters violently occupy US Capitol

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Biden: Democracy 'under unprecedented assault' as pro-Trump protesters violently occupy US Capitol.

Trump encourages supporters occupying US Capitol to 'remain peaceful,' but doesn't call for them to disperse

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump encourages supporters occupying US Capitol to 'remain peaceful,' but doesn't call for them to disperse.

UN urges Russia to immediately withdraw forces from Crimea

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday urging Russia to immediately withdraw all its military forces from Crimea “and end its temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine without delay.” The vote in the 193-member world body was 63-17 with 62...

Christmas tree-lighting in Bethlehem a muted, virtual event

BETHLEHEM (AP) — Only a few dozen people attended the lighting of the Christmas tree in the biblical city of Bethlehem on Saturday night, as coronavirus restrictions scaled back the annual event that is normally attended by thousands. A small group of residents and religious leaders participated in the...

Kashmir people vote in local polls amid cold and security

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir voted Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first phase of local elections, the first since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s semiautonomous status. Nearly 6 million people across...