Israel claimed control over the corridor along the Egyptian border,as Israeli forces withdrew from the north Gazan city of Jabaliaand reached central Rafah,and a Mossad director was accused of pressuring an International Criminal Court prosecutor to drop her case against Israel.This comes as Israel opened an investigation into allegations of abuse of Palestinian detainees,a former US official alleged that the State Department falsified a report on the humanitarian situation in Gaza,and a US-built pier off the coast of Gaza was torn apart due to bad weather.Elsewhere, NATO discussed a 100B euros weapons fund for Ukraine,Pres. Vladimir Putin warned against Western missiles striking inside Russia,as US Pres. Joe Biden gave Ukraine approval to carry out limited strikes on Russian territory,and Moscow launched strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in five regions.In other news, a German military officer was sent to prison for spying for Russia,US Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart,a North Korean spy satellite launch exploded mid-air,and North Korea attacked South Korea with trash-filled balloons.

South Africa held a landmark general electionthat saw the nation's ruling ANC party lose its majority,the Democratic Republic of Congo appointed a new government,Haiti's transition council selected a new prime minister,and Burkina Faso's military junta extended its rule to 2029.Meanwhile, French Pres. Emmanuel Macron made a state visit to Germany,China, Japan, and South Korea pledged to boost their cooperation,UK Labour leader Keir Starmer confirmed that Diane Abbott can stand as a party candidate,and a mayoral candidate was shot dead in Mexico.In other news, Iran's supreme leader expressed support for pro-Palestinian protests in the US,thousands rallied in New Zealand to protest funding cuts for Maori programs,and Spain passed a bill allowing amnesty for hundreds of Catalan separatists.

The Biden campaign launched its "Black Voters for Biden-Harris" initiative,as Ohio reviewed Biden's ballot eligibility,and Donald Trump endorsed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire in the state's GOP primary.Meanwhile, following the conclusion of closing arguments in Trump's New York hush money trial,the former president was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records,and SCOTUS Justice John Roberts turned down Senate Democrats' invitation to discuss ethics.

In the US, Texas Republicans appeared to endorse the death penalty for abortion,as the state's Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its ban on the procedure,and SCOTUS allowed the National Rifle Association's free speech case against the New York Department of Financial Services to resume.Meanwhile, Amnesty International reported that global executions have reached their highest number since 2015,Hong Kong convicted 14 activists for charges related to holding an unofficial primary election,and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faced charges under the nation's lese majeste law.

An ex-executive at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX was sentenced to over seven years in prison,and SCOTUS rejected Michael Avanatti's conviction appeal for attempting to extort Nike.

Google said it would improve its new artificial intelligence search feature after it produced faulty results,OpenAI announced that it had thwarted several foreign disinformation campaigns,and a former OpenAI safety lead joined a rival startup.

The US reportedly neared a deal to fund Moderna's bird flu vaccine trial.

The White House announced a plan to modernize the US' electrical grid,the UN reported that 41M in the Caribbean and Latin America are at risk of weather events,and a tropical cyclone killed dozens in India and Bangladesh.

Canada increased the number of temporary visas for Gazans to 5K,while several humanitarian agencies warned that large parts of Sudan are at risk of famine.

FIFA soccer players threatened to go on strike over allegations of an overly packed playing schedule,Major League Baseball added Negro Leagues statistics into its record books,and New York officials ramped up security ahead of the T20 Cricket World Cup.

A South Korean billionaire was ordered to pay $1B in the country's largest-ever divorce settlement.