Hamas accused Israel of breaching the Gaza cease-fire deal,as it announced that negotiations for the second phase of the agreement had begun,authorities revised the Gazan death toll to 62K,and a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.This comes as the USand Israel quit the UN Human Rights Council,US Pres. Donald Trump said the US would "take over" and "own" Gaza,and a car bomb killed 20 people in northern Syria.Meanwhile, Trump offered Ukraine aid in exchange for its rare earths —a proposal Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared receptive to —Zelenskyy said he was prepared to negotiate with Russia's Vladimir Putin barring any other option,and EU leaders proposed investing $500B to boost the bloc's defense.Elsewhere, the March 23 Movement militia seized the city of Nyabibwe in the Democratic Republic of Congo,and at least 65 people were killed across multiple attacks in Sudan.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived a no-confidence voteafter passing the 2025 budget —which was then approved by the Senate — without a parliamentary vote,Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority in New Delhi's election,and Ecuadorians headed to the polls to vote for a new president.This comes as Philippine Vice Pres. Sara Duterte was impeached,thousands of protesters set fire to Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's residence,Syria’s interim Pres. Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Turkey’s Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting with Panamanian Pres. José Raúl Mulino.Elsewhere, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer attended an EU meeting,Reform UK took the lead in a YouGov poll for the first time,the UK's Labour Party delayed local elections for 5.5M voters in nine areas,and a Swedish probe concluded that recent damage to a Baltic Sea cable wasn't an act of sabotage.In other news, Trump announced sanctions on the International Criminal Courtand Iran,as he temporarily paused tariffs on Canadaand Mexico,China imposed a 15% tariff on US imports,and the US Postal Service resumed accepting parcels from China after stopping briefly.Meanwhile, Panama quit China's Belt and Road initiative,the US announced plans to skip a G20 meeting over a South Africa land reform dispute,El Salvador offered to house US criminals,and Canada appealed a court ruling on its 2022 Emergencies Act use.

Trump revoked Joe Biden's security clearance,Pam Bondi was sworn in as the new US attorney general,the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as director of national intelligence,Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared the Senate Finance Committee vote to become health secretary,and Project 2025's Russell Vought was confirmed as Trump's budget chief.Meanwhile, newly-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent halted all operations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,a second federal judge blocked Trump's order to end birthright citizenship,the president's plan to offer buyouts to certain federal employees was paused, and anonymous FBI agents filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of a Jan. 6 investigation list.This comes as Trump banned transgender athletes from women's sports,as he reportedly moved to diminish the Education Department, announced a task force to combat alleged anti-Christian bias,and ordered the creation of a sovereign wealth fund,and the military began flying illegal migrants to Guantánamo Bay.In other news, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was blocked from accessing Treasury dataafter Democrats expressed alarm over the billionaire's access to federal data,DOGE announced plans to upgrade air traffic control systems,the CIA reportedly offered buyouts to its entire staff,and US Sen. Mitch McConnell fell twice at the Capitol.

The UK reportedly requested access to Apple users' encrypted data.

At least 11 people were killed during a school shooting in Sweden,the FBI raided a New York City pawn shop for allegedly selling stolen luxury goods,an expert panel challenged British nurse Lucy Letby's murder convictions,and a third al Fayed brother faced sexual assault claims from former staff members of British department store Harrods.

Spain approved a decree to reduce the legal working week from 40 hours to 37.5,and Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein re-entered the Indian market following a ban.

The US added 143K jobs in January,India slashed interest rates for the first time in five years,and the Bank of England cut rates to 4.5%.

Argentina withdrew from the World Health Organization,a new strain of bird flu was found in Nevada dairy cows,air pollution was linked to a surge in lung cancer cases among non-smokers,and a study suggested that omega-3 supplements may slow biological aging.

January reportedly set a global temperature record,hundreds of earthquakes rattled Santorini,and the UK announced reforms to its nuclear power planning rules.

OpenAI announced a partnership with South Korea's Kakao,as the ChatGPT-maker and Japan's SoftBank entered into a joint venture,Australia banned China's DeepSeek from government devices,and Google reportedly dropped its ban on using AI for weapons development.

Scientists created the world's first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilization,and a study found that whale songs share language patterns with humans.

The remains of all 67 victims from the American Airlines crash in DC were recovered,and 10 people were confirmed dead after a commuter plane crashed in Alaska.

The UN warned that sexual violence against Haitian children has surged 1,000%.

Former Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales went on trial over the World Cup kiss scandal.

Religious leader Aga Khan IV passed away,the UK decided to demolish Grenfell Tower eight years after a deadly blaze,and court hearings began in the legal battle between Hollywood's Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.