Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was fired,Qatar announced a pause in its efforts to mediate a Gaza cease-fire,authorities arrested five people over leaks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office,Lebanon filed a UN complaint against Israel over September's pager attack,and Syria condemned a suspected Israeli attack on civilian areas in Damascus.Meanwhile, Israel said that around 55K Palestinians had evacuated from Gaza's Jabalia,as its offensive in northern Gaza expanded to Beit Lahiya,Ukraine reported its first contact with North Korean troops,and North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan.

Americans headed to the polls in an electionthat saw former Pres. Donald Trump — who cast his vote in Florida — elected as the 47th president,and Republicans took control of the Senate.Meanwhile, Vice Pres. Kamala Harris officially conceded to Trump,Pres. Joe Biden gave a post-election national address,and Trump appointed Susan Wiles as his chief of staff.This comes as Trump's criminal election case was paused,exit polling data showed that independent voters accounted for 34% of the election turnout,eight states passed amendments banning noncitizen voting,and a Pennsylvania judge approved Elon Musk's $1M daily election giveaway.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Trump —which reportedly also featured Elon Musk —and Russia's Vladimir Putin commended the former president's election win,as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also offered him his congratulations.This comes as climate activists in the UK spray-painted the US Embassy in protest of the presidential election result,Canada assembled a cabinet team to prepare for Trump's presidency,and the US charged three individuals in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump.Meanwhile, Germany's coalition government collapsed,Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris called a snap election,British Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch began appointing her shadow cabinet,and the UK named Jonathan Powell as its new national security adviser.Elsewhere, China reportedly sentenced a former government employee to death for leaking state secrets,German authorities arrested a US citizen on allegations of spying for Beijing,eight people were detained in Germany for allegedly plotting a Nazi-inspired coup,and Australia searched accounting firm PwC's headquarters over a tax leak.In other news, TikTok was banned from operating in Canada,and Western analysts linked mystery fires at European cargo depots to alleged Russian plots.

Ten US states held referendums on abortion,Iraq made moves to lower the legal marriage age to nine,Australia prepared a minimum age requirement on social media,and IKEA agreed to pay $6M to East German prisoners for forced labor.

A Florida amendment to legalize recreational marijuana failed,three people were arrested in connection to One Direction star Liam Payne's death,and the UK sacked nearly 600 police officers for misconduct.Meanwhile, France began a trial in the beheading of a teacher who displayed caricatures of Prophet Muhammad,and dozens of Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam.

Representatives from nearly 200 nations prepared to gather for COP29 climate talks,the UK's Prince William met with environmentalists in South Africa,and 2024 was projected to be the world's hottest year on record.Meanwhile, the UN warned that an Amazon drought has left 420K children without enough food,record high air pollution saw Pakistan's Lahore close its elementary schools,and Spain announced an $11.4B package to address recent floods.In other news, Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba,and Typhoon Yinxing battered the Philippines.

Boeing workers ended their seven-week strike,and a US judge dismissed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI.

US markets soared after the presidential election,the US Federal Reserve dropped interest rates by 0.25%,and the Bank of England cut interest rates to 4.75%.

Researchers proposed a cancer treatment strategy that targets rogue DNA.

The first auctioned robot-made artwork sold for over $1M.

Japan launched the world's first wooden satellite into space.

South Carolina police searched for dozens of monkeys that escaped from a research facility.

Indigenous Canadian Judge Murray Sinclair passed away at 73.