As Israel’s 14-month-old war with Hamas drags on, the arriving winter means life will get even harder for the two million Palestinians living in the territory. Turkey's Foreign Minister met with Syria's de facto leader in Damascus on Sunday. President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage, which allows ships to cross between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. And a NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun.