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direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
It “af rms that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered, the character, status or de-
mographic composition of the holy city of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded.”
The draft resolution “demands that all states comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the holy city of Jerusalem, and not to recognize any actions or measures contrary to those resolutions.”
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Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, and Joe Federman in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
10 Things to Know Today The Associated Press
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS NEXT
Lawmakers hope to approve a must-pass spending bill as the clock ticks toward potential government
shutdown this weekend.
2. CAR RAMS CROWD IN AUSTRALIA
Two men are arrested after the car in which they were travelling crashed into pedestrians on a busy
central Melbourne street, leaving up to 19 people injured.
3. SOUTH KOREA FIRES WARNING SHOTS AFTER NORTH SOLDIER DEFECTS
South Korean soldiers re 20 warning machine gun rounds, turning back North Korean soldiers appar-
ently pursuing a comrade who had earlier dashed across the rivals’ shared border, of cials said.
4. WHERE MUSLIMS HAVE BEEN MASSACRED
Rohingya refugees who ed the crackdown describe tell The AP about a ruthless army massacre that
offers evidence Myanmar forces have systematically killed civilians.
5. WHY TRUMP IS THREATENING TO CUT OFF FUNDING TO OTHER COUNTRIES
President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off U.S. funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognize
Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has raised the stakes in Thursday’s U.N. vote.
6. WHO GOT A SURPRISE CALL FROM TRUMP
Freshman Republican Sen. John Kennedy, who became an Internet sensation with his rapid- re takedown
of President Trump’s judicial nominee.
7. DIVIDED CATALANS VOTE IN POLARIZED ELECTION
Spain’s restive Catalans are electing a new regional government in a hotly contested election aimed at
breaking a political deadlock over the issue of independence
8. WHERE KILLINGS HIT A RECORD LOW
Even after two terror attacks and a motorist’s deadly rampage through Times Square, New York City is
on track to smash its modern-era low for homicides in a year.
9. WHO MIGHT MAKE A POLITICAL COMEBACK
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, once a fresh-faced Republican star with blue-collar appeal
and presidential prospects, is eyeing a climb back onto the national stage in a possible Senate race.
10. GOING FOR GOLD IN THE COLD
After two straight balmy Olympics where some might have wondered if it was even winter, athletes and
visitors alike will nally experience a no-joke chill in their bones during the Winter Games in in mountain- ous Pyeongchang.