The UN warned that the world is failing to protect civilians caught in conflicts,Iran unveiled a new medium-range ballistic missile,a report claimed Iran is building a nuclear site that US bombs can't reach,three Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli raid near Nablus,and three Israeli soldiers were sentenced to prison for abusing a Palestinian.Meanwhile, Colombia suspended its ceasefire with a rebel group,al-Shabaab attacked an African Union peacekeeper base in Somalia,and US fighter pilot "CQ" Brown Jr. was nominated as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

On Monday, Russia warned the US against enabling Ukraine to attack Crimea following its approval of an F-16 fighter jet training program for Ukrainian pilots.This came the same day two paramilitary groups overran a border checkpoint in Russia's Belgorad region.The operation was claimed by the Russian Volunteer Corps, with its commander, Denis Kapustin, vowing to conduct further intrusions.On Friday, Russia continued its drone strikes, reportedly launching 17 missiles and 31 kamikaze drones across Ukraine,and on Saturday, a senior Ukrainian official said that the country is ready to begin its spring counteroffensive.Meanwhile, on Thursday, Russia summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Sweden, and Denmark in objection to a probe of last year's Nord Stream pipeline blasts.

The US and Papua New Guinea signed a security pact,Canada and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations,Australia and India struck a migration deal,and a Belgian aid worker and an Iranian diplomat were released in a prisoner swap.Meanwhile, Turkey's presidential candidate Sinan Oğan endorsed Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a runoff election - which Erdoğan later won -Guatemala's frontrunner presidential candidate Carlos Pineda was disqualified,Thailand's opposition signed a memorandum to form a coalition,and Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan was placed under a travel ban.In other news, Beijing summoned Japanese ambassador Hideo Tarumi over alleged "anti-China" hype at the Group of Seven Summit,a public inquiry into allegations that China meddled in Canada's elections was ruled out,China banned US chipmaker Micron from being used in infrastructure projects,and Microsoft claimed that China-sponsored hackers have continually targeted US infrastructure.Elsewhere, a migrant boat that got lost while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea was returned to Libya,net migration in the UK hit a record high of 606K last year,and the UK's BBC received a summons from an Indian court over its documentary on PM Narendra Modi.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter,which reportedly raised $8.2M in the first 24 hours,US Pres. Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling,a civil rights group issued a travel warning for Florida,and a group of Chinese Florida residents sued the state over its property ban.Meanwhile, former Pres. Donald Trump's hush-money trial was set for March 2024,writer E. Jean Carroll sought new damages over Trump's CNN town hall,a report claimed Trump was warned about keeping classified documents,and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

The Global Slavery Index found that 50M people worldwide are trapped in modern slavery,a report estimated that 14M Syrian refugees are at risk of losing their homes,Amnesty International alleged there was racial bias in Peru's recent protest crackdown,and a group of researchers alleged that a UN official and several other individuals in Armenia were hacked by the spyware Pegasus.Meanwhile, Italy was accused of trying to influence state media,Belarus pardoned opposition activist Roman Pratasevich,and Palestinian activist Walid Daqqa's parole hearing was delayed due to his health.In other news, the South Carolina Senate passed a six-week abortion ban,an Indiana doctor was reprimanded for discussing a child rape victim's abortion,British Cycling banned transgender athletes from women's competitions,and Biden unveiled a national strategy to combat antisemitism.

A suspect was detained after crashing his truck near the US White House,a man was arrested for driving his car into the UK's Downing Street gates,an investigation found that nearly 2K children were abused by the Catholic Church in Illinois,and JPMorgan Chase accused the US Virgin Islands of enabling convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,as a report claimed he tried to blackmail Bill Gates over an alleged affair.Meanwhile, a boy was shot by police in Mississippi following a 911 call,an elderly Australian woman who was tased by police passed away,a gun and knife attack in Japan left four dead,and Portuguese police probed a reservoir in search of the UK's missing Madeleine McCann.

The UN reported that climate change has caused 2M deaths and $4.3T worth of damages in last the 50 years,a study warned that the Middle East is vulnerable to extreme heat,Guam was hit with a super typhoon,and a report found that recycling can actually increase the toxicity of plastics.Meanwhile, seven US states signed a Colorado River conservation deal,SCOTUS ruled to weaken the Clean Water Act,France banned some short-haul flights,German police raided multiple climate activists' properties,and an Indian official was suspended after draining a dam to retrieve his phone.In other news, a group of killer whales attacked several vessels off the coast of southern Spain.

The UK's inflation rate fell in April,Germany entered a recession,and Singapore reported that its GDP slowed in the first quarter of 2023.

US Surgeon General Vivek Murphy cautioned that social media may harm children,the US and Mexico sounded the alarm over a cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak,China warned that the latest COVID strain may cause 65M weekly cases,and South Africa's government faced criticism over a lack of clean water amid an ongoing cholera outbreak.

US chipmaker Nvidia's value approached the trillion-dollar mark,satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit sold its assets,the EU sought to make Apple pay $14B in Irish taxes,and WhatsApp announced plans to allow its users to edit messages.Meanwhile, a lawsuit claiming Elon Musk cheated shareholders during his Twitter acquisition was thrown out.

The co-founders of ChatGPT's OpenAI called for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI),a new superbug-killing antibiotic was discovered using AI,the US Food and Drug Admin. granted Elon Musk's Neuralink permission to test its brain chips on humans,and a paralyzed man walked again after receiving brain and spinal cord implants.

France signed a security protocol for next year's Olympics,and Real Madrid’s Vinícius Jr. accused Spanish soccer league La Liga of racismfollowing an incident that saw seven people arrested.

The UK declined a request to return an Ethiopian prince's remains to his home country..