Trump Cabinet member calls event 'assault on our democracy and on the tradition of peaceful transitions of power,' urges Trump to condemn all violence, ensure a smooth handover

Health Secretary Alex Azar to meet President Tsai Ing-wen, who advocates Taiwan being recognized as a sovereign nation and is loathed by Beijing

Faced with withering criticism from US, global health assembly approves nonbinding EU-proposed resolution to set up 'impartial, comprehensive evaluation' of UN body

Evaluation sought by a coalition of African, European and other nations, would review WHO's coordination of global response to COVID-19, but not origins of the new coronavirus