Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel- anticipated by Tel Aviv and the international community -despite Tehran reportedly signaling to Washington that it sought to contain escalation.This comes as one person was killed and dozens injured after Israeli settlers raided a West Bank village,three sons of a Hamas leader were killed in an Israeli airstrike,and the US said famine has begun in Gaza,despite the Israeli defense minister saying Israel would flood Gaza with aid.Meanwhile, Joe Biden stated Benjamin Netanyahu is making a "mistake" in Gaza,Hamas said it would review an Israeli cease-fire proposal,Nicaragua accused Germany of facilitating 'genocide' in Gaza,and Israel withdrew its troops from Khan Younis.Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelenskyy slammed Western allies,Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was struck by drones,Myanmar's ethnic Karen rebels captured a key town on the Thai border,mortar fire killed three Tanzanian soldiers in the DR Congo,at least 17 were reportedly killed in clashes in southern Syria,a report warned over 10M children are threatened by war in Sudan,and France tightened security at the PSG stadium following IS threats.

Belgium said it was probing alleged Russian interference in EU elections,South Korea's opposition won the parliamentary vote,Jacob Zuma was cleared to run in South Africa's election,Bulgaria set an elections date,and Peter Pellegrini won Slovakia's presidential elections.Meanwhile, a Democratic senator urged Biden to ban Chinese electric vehicles,Biden pledged to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea,the EU passed an agreement on immigration and asylum,Australia's foreign minister floated the possibility of recognizing Palestinian statehood,and former Ecuadorian vice president Glas was hospitalized after being arrested at the Mexican embassy.This comes as David Cameron met with Donald Trump in Florida,while Russia's Sergei Lavrov met China's Xi Jinping in Beijing.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump convened in Mar-a-Lago,the US House voted to reapprove a law allowing warrantless surveillance,despite GOP lawmakers threatening to block its renewal,GOP senators convinced Johnson to delay Alejandro Mayorkas's impeachment article delivery,and the House intel chair accused the GOP of "absolutely" repeating Russian propaganda.This comes as a judge denied Trump's third attempt to delay his hush-money trial,the special counsel in Trump's federal 2020 election trial urged SCOTUS to reject his immunity claim,Trump said abortion rights are a "state issue,"and the former president raised $50M in his biggest fundraiser yet.Meanwhile, an RFK Jr. staffer reportedly claimed her top goal is to "get rid of Biden,"and Ohio officials warned Biden could be left off the state's election ballot..

Kari Lake lobbied for a repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion lawafter it was upheld by the state's Supreme Court,Harvard was given an F grade on campus antisemitism,a judge temporarily blocked a Florida law preventing a teacher from using their preferred pronouns,a bipartisan data privacy bill was proposed in Congress,and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice put Elon Musk under investigation.Elsewhere, the UK's NHS said it will review all transgender treatment,as Liz Truss proposed a bill to end an NHS puberty blocker loophole.

At least six people were killed in a Sydney mall stabbing,Shohei Ohtani's interpreter was charged with stealing $16M,and O.J. Simpson died at age 76.Meanwhile, Biden said he's considering dropping charges against Julian Assange,trial began for 27 suspects connected to the Panama Papers scandal,Mississippi's Goon Squad officers were sentenced in state court,and the Michigan school shooter's parents were given maximum prison time.Elsewhere, Ethiopian officials arrested 13 in connection to the murder of a key opposition figure,while a Vietnamese billionaire was sentenced to death for $44B fraud.

Apple said it would fix a Jerusalem-Palestinian flag predictive emoji bug,Japanese firms warned AI could lead to a collapse in social order,and Peter Higgs passed away aged 94.

The US stock market fell after inflation rose in March,and Biden announced further student debt relief plans.

KPMG and Deloitte affiliates were given penalties for exam cheating,Tesla settled a lawsuit over a fatal Autopilot crash,Biden agreed to pay Taiwan's TSMC $6.6B to ramp up US chip production,and Boeing was hit by new whistleblower safety concerns,while also facing further scrutiny after a plane engine cover fell off.In other news, Mattel introduced a new 'more inclusive' version of Scrabble.

A study found that puberty blockers can cause irreversible damage,while Pfizer was accused of promoting an "unlicensed" COVID vaccine.

Bogota began rationing water to its 9M residents,the EPA announced its first-ever national regulations for "forever chemicals" in drinking water,a European court ruled Swiss climate inaction violated the rights of citizens,and Russia suffered record flooding in its Ural mountains.

The UK returned looted artifacts to Ghana through a long-term loan.