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Mahmoud Abbas is set to address the United Nations on Wednesday, capping the day by raising the Palestinian flag alongside those of member states. But back home, his leadership is in doubt.

President Trump will speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He will highlight progress with North Korea, while calling for more pressure on Iran.

Refugee agencies say scores of migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya, again highlighting the failure by regional leaders to address the dangerous migrant sea route.

Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief, suspended two city officials and called for federal investigations into the city's handling of Daniel Prude's arrest in March and the events that followed.

Urban was trying to buy food at a gas station but was having a problem. A woman in line offered to pay for his snacks. After telling her his name was Keith, she said he looked a lot like Keith Urban.

Russia's action was universally condemned in an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, which concluded with no action taken.

The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.

Health care workers in short supply are reusing N95 masks amid the pandemic. Peter Tsai, who developed its virus-blocking filter, is trying to find a disinfection method that doesn't degrade the mask.

Eddie N. Williams, who spent three decades running the first black think tank in Washington, has died at the age of 84.

The district attorney in Charlotte, N.C., says the police officer who shot and killed a man won't be charged because he acted lawfully. The September shooting touched off days of violent protests.