US Pres. Donald Trump called on Hamas to release all Israeli hostages,US officials reportedly suspected Israel of being behind a leak on Washington's talks with Hamas,the US and Israel rejected a Gaza reconstruction planthat was proposed by the Arab League,and Israel's military and security agency admitted to Oct. 7 failures.Meanwhile, clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists killed dozens,Sudan filed a case against the United Arab Emirates over its alleged support of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces,and several people were injured after a South Korean fighter jet accidentally bombed a civilian area.Elsewhere, the US suspended intelligence sharingand military aid to Ukraine,Trump allies were alleged to have held secret talks with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy's opponents,US Vice Pres. JD Vance rejected a UK-France peace plan for Ukraine,and Russian strikes killed dozens in eastern Ukraine.This comes as the EU unveiled an $840B defense plan,France considered extending its nuclear deterrent protection to European allies,and Trump said he sent a letter to Iran seeking a nuclear deal,as Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin reportedly agreed to mediate Washington-Tehran talks.

Trump's global tariffs took effect —with one-month exemptions for the "Big Three" US automakersand Mexico —Saudi Arabia considered resuming Lebanese imports,a South Korean court ordered the release of impeached Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol,Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis faced a no-confidence vote,and Christian Stocker was sworn in as Austria’s new chancellor.This comes as King Charles III met with Canada's Justin Trudeau,Elon Musk survived a bid to expel him from the UK's Royal Society,and France's Emmanuel Macron and Hungary's Viktor Orbán met prior to an emergency EU summitthat saw Budapest block a joint declaration on Ukraine.In other news, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's favorability ratings hit a six-month high,Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe questioned party leader Nigel Farage's leadership,New Zealand sacked its UK envoy after he made comments about Trump's understanding of history,South Sudan arrested several aides to Vice Pres. Riek Machar,and Serbia's parliament descended into chaos during its first session this year.Meanwhile, China said it was ready for "any type of war" with the US,as the US charged 12 Chinese nationals in a global hacking operation,a BlackRock-led consortium bought a Hong Kong firm's Panama Canal ports,Greenland rejected Trump's comments about acquiring the territory,and three Bulgarian nationals were found guilty of spying for Russia in the UK.Elsewhere, the US reportedly halted its cyber operations against Russia,the White House denied reports detailing alleged plans to revoke Ukrainian refugees' status,the UK began an anti-migration advertisement campaign in Iraq,and Rwanda requested $63.6M from the UK as compensation for a canceled migration partnership deal.

Trump delivered a speech to Congress,which saw Rep. Al Green censured for causing a disruption,Linda McMahon was confirmed as education secretary,and Trump limited Elon Musk's authority over federal workforce cuts.Meanwhile, Social Security identified $800M in cost savings,the Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration effort to block $2B in funding to contractors for the US Agency for International Development,and Trump cut $400M in funding to Columbia University over its student Gaza protests.

An Iranian singer was flogged 74 times for an anti-hijab protest song,Indian authorities confirmed the execution of an Indian woman in Abu Dhabi,South Carolina executed a death-row inmate in the state's first firing squad execution,a US House panel subpoenaed Google over its Biden-era content moderation rules,and Nigeria arrested 20 Muslims for eating in public during Ramadan.

Florida launched a criminal probe into the media personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate,American rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs faced new accusations of forced labor,and a New York City teacher was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography.Meanwhile, a car-ramming attack in Germany resulted in multiple casualties,a shooting at a Toronto pub injured at least 12,and the body of an Indigenous woman who was killed by a serial killer was found in a Manitoba landfill.

A judge denied Musk's bid to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion,a German court ruled that Pfizer and BioNTech violated Moderna's COVID patent,and Germany's Verdi trade union prepared a 24-hour strike at 11 major airports.

The UK Treasury reportedly prepared billions in welfare cuts,and Germany moved to relax its debt brake.

Aspirin was found to potentially stop some cancers from spreading,a study predicted that half of the world's adults would be overweight or obese by 2050,and Missouri ordered China to pay $24.4B in a COVID case.Meanwhile, Pope Francis stabilized following two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency,and an Australian blood donor who saved 2.4M lives passed away at 88.

A report accused 36 firms of fueling 50% of global CO2 emissions,the world’s largest iceberg ran aground near South Georgia Island,the Antarctic Circumpolar Current was predicted to slow 20% by 2050,the globe's sea ice cover hit a historic low,and a tropical cyclone triggered mass evacuations in Australia.

Scientists created a "woolly mouse" using mammoth genes.

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced a $100B investment to build chip plants in the US.

FBI Chief Kash Patel proposed a partnership with Ultimate Fighting Championship to train agents,and former FIFA and UEFA chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini returned to court for a retrial in a FIFA fraud case.

The UN reported that hundreds of children have been sexually assaulted amid Sudan's ongoing conflict.

SpaceX's Starship exploded mid-flight for the second time this year.

The indie film "Anora" received five Oscars,an autopsy revealed that actor Gene Hackman died a week after his wife,and a half-ton World War II bomb delayed hundreds of thousands of travelers in Paris.