After Israel and Gaza exchanged a series of strikes throughout the week,with Israel killing several high-level members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the two sides agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce on Saturday.Meanwhile, suspected Jordanian airstrikes killed at least seven in southern Syria,Human Rights Watch alleged that Myanmar used a fuel-air explosive against civilians in an airstrike last month,and Armenia reported new border clashes with Azerbaijan.

Russia stepped up attacks on Monday, reportedly launching 16 missiles, 61 airstrikes, and 52 rocket salvos across Ukraine.Moscow celebrated Victory Day on Tuesday to mark the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany, with Pres. Vladimir Putin drawing parallels between World War II and the current conflict.On Wednesday, the US approved the transfer of millions of dollars worth of seized Russian assets to Ukraine.This came as the UK sent long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Kyiv,with speculation that Ukraine used the weapons for the first time during a strike on the Russian-controlled city of Luhansk on Friday.Meanwhile, amid reports that Ukraine had made successful advances in Bakhmut - including from the Russian mercenary group Wagner PMC - Moscow's defense ministry denied the claims on Thursday, saying the situation is "generally under control..

The US and China held talks to stabilize ties,as Canada and Beijing exchanged "persona non grata" labels for their consuls,the Group of Seven agreed to diversify supply chains,Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince withdrew from the election,the Arab League readmitted Syria after a 12-year suspension,Saudi Arabia and Syria announced plans to resume their diplomatic missions,and the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran met in Moscow.Meanwhile, former Pakistani PM Imran Khan was arrested for alleged corruption on Tuesday, indicted on separate bribery charges on Wednesday,and granted bail on Friday after a court ruled his detainment was unlawful,and a Philippine court acquitted former Sen. Leila De Lima in a drug case.In other news, the US reportedly disrupted a Russian malware network,the EU proposed sanctions on eight Chinese firms for allegedly aiding Russia,China launched an investigation of consulting firm Capvision,the EU canceled a diplomatic reception to mark Europe Day in Israel,and Nicaragua ordered the closure of its Red Cross.

In the lead-up to the end of the COVID-era border order Title 42 - which expired on Thursday -Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed a "tactical border force,"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a multi-faceted immigration bill,and Pres. Joe Biden reportedly considered releasing migrants into the US.In other news, former Pres. Donald Trump appealed a verdictthat found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming columnist E Jean Carroll,CNN hosted Trump for a town hall event,the House GOP released a memo on the Biden family's foreign deals,and a report found that the Justice Dept. was aware of bribery allegations against Biden in 2018.Meanwhile, the House Foreign Affairs Committee threatened US Sec. of State Antony Blinken with contempt,and Rep. George Santos was arrested on 13 federal chargesand confessed to theft in a Brazilian court.Elsewhere, Biden and Congressional leaders remained deadlocked over raising the debt ceiling.

The UN claimed that its female staff in Afghanistan have been detained,Iran hanged two men convicted of burning the Quran,and the UK placed Iranian activist Masih Alinejad under police protection.Meanwhile, New York City passed a bill banning weight discrimination,a Texas House panel voted to raise the age limit on purchasing a semiautomatic rifle,the US' federal handgun age restriction was ruled unconstitutional,Australian lawmakers urged the US to free detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,and UK PM Rishi Sunak named a Cambridge philosophy professor as the nation's first free speech czar.Elsewhere, Portugal legalized euthanasia with limited conditions.

The World Health Organization said Mpox is no longer a global health emergency,the UN warned that 1M premature babies die every year,and Australian researchers inched closer to a blood test to detect drowsy drivers.Meanwhile, in the US, a panel recommended that breast cancer screenings begin at 40,the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized new guidelines for blood donations,and an FDA panel backed the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill.

A US Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years for shooting a Black Lives Matter demonstrator in 2020,a former Marine was charged with the death of a homeless man on a New York subway,co-founder of the UK-based software company Autonomy Mike Lynch was extradited to the US,and a UK national pleaded guilty to a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised 130 high-profile accounts.Meanwhile, new details on a religious cult in Kenya suggested it might have been an organ-trafficking ring,and at least six died in a shooting in Tunisia.

The Bank of England raised its rates to 4.5%,an independent audit found that the European Central Bank doesn't adequately assess lenders' credit risk,and Pope Francis called on Italians to have more kids amid a declining population.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced plans to relaunch his show on Twitter,Elon Musk appointed Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitterand detailed plans to purge inactive accounts,and LinkedIn unveiled plans to cut over 700 jobs.Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs settled a gender discrimination lawsuit,Toyota revealed that the data of over 2M Japanese customers was exposed for more than a decade,and the US introduced new requirements that airlines compensate travelers for flight delays or cancellations.

Global health experts warned of the existential threat of artificial intelligence (AI),the EU introduced legislation to ban AI facial recognition,and Google unveiled its new AI-powered search engine.Meanwhile, one of the first babies with three people's DNA was born in the UK, and scientists discovered microbes that can digest plastic at low temperatures.

Over 100 wildfires in Canada displaced thousands.

A van carrying oxygen cylinders exploded in Milan, setting multiple cars ablaze.

An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth after 276 days,and a cosmic explosion captured by astronomers in 2020 was revealed to be the largest ever witnessed..