This week saw further attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - controlled by Russia since March - with UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres condemning a weekend rocket attack on Monday. On Thursday, the UN's Security Council held an emergency meeting, calling for security experts to assess the damageas Guterres and the US called for a demilitarized zone around the plant. Russia's ambassador to the UN countered that this would leave the plant vulnerable to "provocations" and "terrorist attacks."Both Russia and Ukraine have traded accusations over the damage to the facility, and on Saturday, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will target Russian soldiers who attack the plant or use it as a base to shoot from.Forty-two nations have reportedly called on Russia to withdraw from the plant.Meanwhile, after blasts reportedly rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy claimed that the war "began with Crimea and must end with Crimea - with its liberation."This comes as a US military think tank assessed that Russia is likely preparing for a prolonged war, amid warnings from the Kremlin that it would rupture diplomatic relations with Washington if the US designates it a state sponsor of terrorism.Meanwhile, the US Treasury Dept. announced an additional $4.5B in funding to Ukraine this week, and the US Dept. of Defense pledged another $1B.

Following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China announced new military drills near the islandand withdrew its promise not to send troops to Taipeias Taiwan began live-fire drills.Meanwhile, the UN's security council held an emergency meeting to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza following three days of violent clashes,three Palestinians were killed during an Israeli West Bank raid,and a senior leader of the Pakistan Taliban was killed in Afghanistan.

Japan's cabinet was reshuffled,Kenyans voted to elect a new president,Colombia's first-ever leftist president was sworn in,thousands of demonstrators rallied ahead of Brazil's upcoming elections,and dozens were killed in protests amid economic hardship in Sierra Leone.Meanwhile, the EU reportedly proposed a significant new concession to Iran to revive the nuclear deal,the US accused Tehran of plotting to kill former national security advisor John Bolton,a former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia,and a report suggested that Biden may have overstated the role of Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri in the USS Cole bombing and 9/11.In other news, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)before he wrapped up his Africa tour in Rwanda,Biden formalized US support for Sweden and Finland's NATO membership,and Amnesty apologized for the distress caused by its report rebuking Ukraine.

An unsealed warrant revealed that Trump is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier in the week,Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions in a NY probe investigating his business dealings,and an appeals court ruled that the US House can obtain his tax returns.Elsewhere, Michigan's Attorney General requested an investigation into her Trump-backed opponent,a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate won the Wisconsin primary,as Trump-backed Joe Kent pulled ahead in Washington's congressional primary,and Democrats asked Wyoming voters to consider backing Liz Cheney.In other news, Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry said the FBI seized his cellphone,the Jan. 6 Committee met with Mike Pompeo and Doug Mastriano,and an ex-cop who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots was sentenced to 87 months.

The Biden admin. announced that its ending the remain in Mexico program,a report revealed that UK's Met Police strip-searched 650 kids in two years,and eight officers who were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin were granted a $1.5M settlement.

Ahmaud Arbery's killers were sentenced to life in prison,police and the FBI probed the murders of Muslim men in New Mexico,a grand jury declined to indict a woman in Emmett Till's murder,and a man accused of attempting to break into the FBI's office in Cincinnati, Ohio was killed in a standoff.Meanwhile, an armed man held bank staff hostage in Beirutand an alleged IS-affiliated "Beatles" cell member was arrested in London.

Pfizer bought a rival company in a $5.4B deal,a judge ruled that Walgreens contributed to San Franciscos opioid crisis,and a hospital and a drugmaker began an effort to develop a vast DNA database.Meanwhile, the UK's Health Security Agency said that a polio booster will be offered to children under 10,the fertility rate in England and Wales rose for the first time in a decade,and a new study revealed that a virus known as Langya henipavirus infected dozens in eastern China between 2018 and 2021.

Two ex-JP Morgan metals traders were convicted of fraud,and Australia's central bank launched a digital currency project.Meanwhile, US gas prices dropped below $4 a gallon,the US Treasury Sec. directed the IRS to not increase audits on middle-income Americans,and Elon Musk sold $6.9B worth of Tesla shares.Biden signed a bill to boost microchip production,and a report revealed the US Dept. of Justice is prepping an anti-trust lawsuit against Google.

A study revealed that the Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average,record rainfall drenched Seoul in South Korea,and the US Senate passed a sweeping climate and tax package.

Tennis champion Serena Williams announced plans to retire.

An oil facility fire in Cuba was brought under control after five days..