US Sec. of State Antony Blinken traveled to Egypt to discuss a potential Gaza cease-fire,which the UN Security Council overwhelmingly backed,as Hamas said it's ready to "deal positively" with negotiations,and the UN found that both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes.This comes as the New York Times reported that Israeli forces have abused Palestinian prisoners,Hamas allegedly said that civilian deaths are "necessary sacrifices,"and Hezbollah launched over 200 rockets into northern Israel.Meanwhile, US Pres. Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy inked a 10-year security agreement,as Washington agreed to supply Ukraine with another Patriot missile defense systemand issued more sanctions on Russia,leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) agreed to use profits from frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine,and a Russian strike on Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih killed at least nine.In other news, global conflicts hit a record high since the end of World War II in 2023,the US warned China not to invade Taiwan,and dozens were killed by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The G7 held a summit in Italy,Russia's Vladimir Putin backed Turkey's bid to join BRICS,and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and leader of the opposition Keir Starmer were interviewed ahead of the upcoming election,as the UK's Conservativeand Labour parties launched their election manifestos,and Reform UK overtook the Conservatives as the second most popular party.Meanwhile, Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected president of South Africa after a coalition government was formed,Haiti's transitional government named a new cabinet,and Malawi's vice president died in a plane crash.This comes as France's Emmanuel Macron suspended controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia,Argentina's senate approved Pres. Javier Milei's sweeping reforms,and the US, the UK, and Canada accused Russia of meddling in Moldova's election.In other news, Reuters alleged that the US Pentagon ran an anti-vaccine campaign to discredit China,a former Hong Kong judge warned that the city's rule of law is "compromised,"and the EU announced new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

A poll found that Biden is leading Donald Trump in the presidential race,as the former president visited GOP leaders on Capitol Hill,North Dakota voters backed a referendum to impose Congressional age limits,and House Republicans released new Jan. 6 footage.This comes as the House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt,Hunter Biden was convicted on federal gun charges,and a judge narrowed the indictment in the Trump classified documents case.Meanwhile, a secret recording of SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito was published,the Biden admin. considered giving amnesty to undocumented spouses of US citizens,and several immigration groups filed a lawsuit over Biden's order to limit the number of asylum seekers at the border.

SCOTUS preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone,as it overturned a ban on bump stock gun attachments,the US Justice Department alleged that Phoenix police have a habit of violating the civil rights of minorities,and a.

The FBI reported that violent crime in the US dropped in early 2024,as a Texas resident was charged with threatening an FBI agent,the US arrested eight migrants with suspected ties to the Islamic State,four US college instructors were stabbed in China,and Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne won an appeal to overturn his sexual assault conviction.

OpenAI appointed a former US National Security Agency chief to its board of directors,Apple agreed to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into its products,after which Elon Musk threatened to ban the tech giant's devices from his companies,and dropped a lawsuit against the ChatGPT creator,and SpaceX faced a sexual harassment lawsuit.This comes as Tesla shareholders approved Musk's $45B compensation package,a Chinese resident pleaded guilty to stealing Tesla's trade secrets,and a judge allowed Infowars founder Alex Jones to liquidate his personal assets.

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady.

Moderna's two-in-one COVID and flu vaccine made progress,and a glowing dye showed promise in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Swedish researchers won a $10M prize for antimicrobial resistance research.

A US House report accused several financial firms of pressuring companies to reduce their greenhouse emissions.

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost a legal case to compete in the Olympics.

A study found that female astronauts may be more resilient to spaceflight.

Forty-nine migrants died after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen,over 1K animals were killed in a fire at a Thai market,the main shipping channel into the Port of Baltimore reopened,and Singapore Airlines offered compensation to its passengers following turbulence that left one dead and dozens injured.