RAFAH, Egypt (AP) – Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip but Israel indicated its positions haven’t changed, as Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000.

LONDON (AP) – Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87.

NEW DELHI (AP) – The foreign ministers of India and China met in New Delhi on Monday in a renewed effort by the nuclear-armed Asian rivals to ease tensions after a five-year border standoff significantly hurt relations.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots in the streets throughout Serbia that have challenged his increasingly autocratic rule in the Balkan country.

NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street held near its records. The S&P 500 ended flat Monday, coming off its first loss after setting an all-time high in three consecutive days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite inched up less than 0.1%.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.

BANGKOK (AP) – Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission announced Monday that elections will begin Dec. 28, setting a date for polls that critics have denounced as a sham intended to normalize the army’s 2021 seizure of power even as armed conflict rages throughout much of the country.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement – and not a ceasefire – is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war.