The US and the Philippines launched their largest-ever joint military drills,North Korea's Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the nation's war deterrence,as Pyongyang fired a possible "new type" of ballistic missile,Myanmar's military junta launched an airstrike that killed at least 100,four Indian soldiers were killed during an army base shooting in Punjab,and Armenia and Azerbaijan reported that troops from both sides were killed in a border shootout.

After dozens of classified US military documents on the war in Ukraine surfaced online, a source close to Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Monday that Kyiv had altered some of its war strategies.Some of the intelligence suggested that Egypt and China had approved weapons delivery to Russia, though there's no evidence that these plans were carried through.On Thursday, the US arrested 21-year-old Air National Guard Jack Teixeira in connection to the breach.He was arraigned on Friday and charged with two violations of the Espionage Act.This came as Moscow announced on Wednesday that it's considering granting US diplomats consular access to detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich but warned the US against pressuring it on the issue.Meanwhile, on Friday, Ukraine's Ministry of Youth and Sports banned its athletes from competing in any event that includes Russian or Belarusan competitors.

Syria's Foreign Minister made his first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011,a Saudi and Omani envoy held peace talks with Houthi officials in Yemen,after which they agreed to exchange hundreds of prisoners,the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas met in Beirut,Brazil’s Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva headed to China to seek deeper economic ties,where he met with Xi Jinping,and a Brazilian judge ordered former Pres. Jair Bolsonaro to testify about January's riots.Meanwhile, Montana became the first US state to pass a bill banning TikTok for personal use,US Pres. Joe Biden urged political leaders to restore a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland,French Pres. Emmanuel Macron outlined his vision of "European sovereignty,"Italy declared a state of emergency amid a surge in migrants,dozens died after a Europe-bound boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia,and New Zealand's cabinet reached gender parity for the first time in history.In Russia, an aide to jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny claimed he may be suffering from a slow-acting poison,and a report found that Deutsche Bank is gearing down to close its remaining IT operations in the nation.

Former Pres. Donald Trump was deposed for seven hours in a civil suit over allegations of fraud,Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit to stop alleged intimidation in the criminal prosecution of the former president,Trump sued his former lawyer Michael Cohen for allegedly breaching attorney-client privilege,while his current lawyer requested a delay in the civil trial filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll,and the Congressional "Gang of Eight" were given access to the classified documents found at the homes of Trump, Biden, and former VP Mike Pence.Meanwhile, Democratic Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones were reinstated to the Tennessee House,the Democratic National Committee announced plans to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago,and Biden's nomination for labor secretary faced opposition to her candidacy.

A survey found that nearly one-in-five Americans have had a family member killed by a gun,the mother of a six-year-old who shot a teacher was indicted,a shooting in Louisville, Ky. left at least four dead,and a suspect in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee was arrested.

SCOTUS temporarily preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone,Biden proposed tighter privacy rules to prevent women's health information from being used in abortion criminal cases,and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law.Meanwhile, a human rights report claimed that Iran's executions increased by 75% in 2022,an Indian court asked the government to address an appeal to the country's recent disinformation rules,India's government came under fire for editing school textbooks,China allegedly jailed two human rights lawyers,and British and Australian lawmakers called on the US to drop its case against imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

The International Monetary Fund forecast that interest rates will drop once inflation is under control,US inflation eased to 5% in March,the US market added 236K jobs last month,and the US Internal Revenue Service announced plans to hire 30K new employees.Elsewhere, Japan approved a plan to open its first casino,the French Constitutional Council upheld Pres. Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plan,and Japan, India, and France created a common platform for creditors to coordinate restructuring Sri Lanka's debt.

Fox News settled a lawsuit alleging it defamed a Venezuelan businessman,NPR quit Twitter over its "state-affiliated media" label,Elon Musk said Twitter is "roughly breaking even"and created a new AI company to reportedly rival OpenAI,and Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced plans to release its own ChatGPT-style chatbot.Meanwhile, a survey found 36% of researchers fear a "nuclear level" artificial intelligence (AI) catastrophe,Biden weighed possible rules for AI tools,and a European privacy watchdog created a task force to study ChatGPT.

China reported its first bird flu-related human death,a report found that cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the US reached a 70-year high during the pandemic,and Biden announced plans to extend healthcare for undocumented migrants enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The US Environmental Protection Agency approved California's plan to phase out diesel trucks,and extreme rainfall brought widespread flooding to South Florida.

The European Space Agency launched its "Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer" mission.

A fire at an Indiana recycling plant prompted the evacuation of 2K residents,an explosion at a Texas dairy farm killed over 18K cows,and a residential building in France collapsed, killing eight..