Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for an end to Israel's campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon,as Israel reported progress toward a cease-fire in Lebanon,and a UN Security Council draft resolution appealed for a Gaza truce.This comes as Israel's finance minister called for the annexation of the West Bank,Israel denied allegations that it knew of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack beforehand,the US decided to continue its arms shipments to Israel despite the passing of a deadline to increase humanitarian aid,and Saudi Army Chief Fayyad al-Ruwaili met his Iranian counterpart in Tehran.Meanwhile, US Pres.-elect Donald Trump called for an end to the war in Ukraine,as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged their largest drone attacks of the war,Germany's Olaf Scholz held a call with Russia's Vladimir Putin,Russia launched a Kursk offensive,and Ukraine's EU allies reportedly discussed the prospect of negotiating an end to the war with Russia.Elsewhere, US Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison,a US jury found the military contractor CACI Premier Technology liable for the abuse of three former detainees of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison,Trump's transition team drafted an order to create a board with the power to assess and dismiss generals,and the US opened a missile base in Poland.In other news, a report claimed that China is building a prototype nuclear reactor,North Korea ordered the mass production of explosive drones,and a study suggested that the death toll from Sudan's ongoing war is much higher than previously reported.

Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam became Mauritius' new prime minister,Haiti's transitional council fired Prime Minister Garry Conille,Palau Pres. Surangel Whipps Jr.'s re-election was confirmed,and Japan's oldest royal, Princess Yuriko, died at 101.This comes as Sri Lankan Pres. Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power coalition won a snap election,Trump met with Argentina's Javier Milei,the UK's Keir Starmer attended Armistice Day with France's Emmanuel Macron,and French prosecutors sought to jail National Rally's Marine Le Pen.Meanwhile, Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey called for closer ties with the EU,the US finalized a $6.6B subsidy for Taiwan to produce semiconductors,court depositions suggested that Israeli firm NSO Group — not government clients — operate its spyware,and Māori activists in New Zealand marched against a proposal to reinterpret an 1840 treaty between Māori chiefs and the British Crown.In other news, China unveiled a $3.5B megaport in Peru,Elon Musk reportedly met Iran's UN ambassador,and the UK's Guardianand Spain's Vanguardia quit X.

Republicans retained control of the House,John Thune won the Senate GOP leader racedespite several Trump allies recommending Rick Scott for the role,and Pres. Joe Biden hosted Trump at the White House.This comes as the president-elect made major selections for his cabinet,including adding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, appointing John Ratcliffe as CIA director,and naming Karoline Leavitt as the youngest-ever press secretary,and Sen. Elizabeth Warren claimed that Trump's transition team has failed to sign an ethics agreement.In other news, reports suggested that special counsel Jack Smith would resign before Trump enters the White House,a judge postponed all deadlines in Trump's hush money case,the FBI raided the home of online betting market Polymarket's CEO,and House Speaker Mike Johnson advised against releasing an ethics report into Matt Gaetz.

New details on the UK's assisted dying bill were published,and New Zealand apologized to over 200K people who were abused in state care.

Dozens were killed after a car rammed into a crowd in China,family members of the late US civil rights leader Malcolm X accused government agencies of being complicit in his murder,an alleged suicide bomber targeted Brazil's Supreme Court,and the South African government said it wouldn't rescue illegal miners in an abandoned mine after police cut off supplies.Meanwhile, in the UK, a COVID critic was jailed for inciting violence,and former soldier Daniel Khalife pleaded guilty to escaping from prison.

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman cut his sabbatical short,Bitcoin surpassed $93K amid a post-Trump victory boom,The Onion bought Alex Jones' Infowars,and genetic testing firm 23andMe announced plans to cut 40% of its staff.

Argentina's monthly inflation dropped to 2.7%.

Climate leaders called for an overhaul to the UN's annual Conference of the Parties summit,severe weather was estimated to have cost $2T globally over the past decade,and the world's largest coral was found near the Solomon Islands.Meanwhile, wildfires burned on both US coasts,and New Delhi's worsening air quality saw primary schools closed.

Global diabetes cases were found to have quadrupled in the last three decades,and the World Health Organization reported that global measles cases surged 20% in 2023 from the year prior.

OpenAI prepared to launch its AI agent "Operator..

A new study reconsidered the possibility of life on Uranus' moons,and a US Pentagon report revealed that there were 21 unexplained UFO sightings between May 2023 and June 2024.