Israel expanded its "buffer zone" in Gaza,as it issued more evacuation orders in the enclave,hundreds of Israeli reservists called for a deal to return the remaining hostages,and Israel moved to close six schools run by the U.N's agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem.Elsewhere, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the presence of Ukrainian troops in Russia's Belgorod region,as China rejected claims that its citizens are fighting alongside Russia,and the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine stepped down.Meanwhile, the U.S. and Panama reached a deal to allow American troops along the Panama Canal,the Red Cross estimated that armed groups control up to 85% of Haiti's capital,peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the rebel March 23 Movement (M23) began in Qatar,and new footage revealed China's latest stealth fighter jet.

Global markets experienced volatility as U.S. tariffs on China reached 145%,with Beijing announcing a retaliatory 125% tariff on U.S. goodsand vowing to "fight to the end" to protect its interests,and Donald Trump paused reciprocal tariffs on 75 countries,which prompted several Democrats to call for an investigation into potential insider trading.Meanwhile, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington,the U.S. and Iran held talks in Oman,and the U.S. and Russia conducted a prisoner swap in the United Arab Emirates.This comes as Germany's Christian Democratic Union and Social Democrats agreed to form a coalition government,South Korea set a snap presidential election for June 3,France's National Assembly moved to restrict birthright citizenship rules in Mayotte,French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris could soon recognize a Palestinian state,and a Belgian prince lost his legal bid for social security benefits.In Canada, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled a three-strikes crime plan,as Liberal Party leader Mark Carney promised to transform Canada into an "energy superpower"and released his public safety plan,Ottawa accused China of influencing Canadians' perception of Carney,and a Liberal Party candidate was linked to a pro-Beijing group.

The House passed a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections,as it approved a Trump-backed budget plan,and voted to pass a bill to curb federal district judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions,and the Senate confirmed retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Razin Caine as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Meanwhile, the Department of Government Efficiency was allowed to access federal personal data,the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) halted the rehiring of 16,000 federal workers,and a judge ordered the White House to restore the Associated Press' access to presidential events.In other news, nearly one million migrants who entered the U.S. through the CBP One app were ordered to leave,SCOTUS allowed Trump to use the Alien Enemies Act for deportations,Citizenship and Immigration Services began screening immigrants' social media for antisemitic content,and the Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a deal to share immigrants' data.

SCOTUS declined to hear a challenge to New York's gun restrictions,Canada denied a transgender prisoner's request to transfer to a women's prison,and global executions hit a nine-year high.

A parliamentary inquiry found systemic abuse in the French film industry,and a key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks was extradited from the U.S. to India.

OpenAI countersued Elon Musk for allegedly trying to harm the company,Tesla launched in Saudi Arabia,Prada acquired Versace for 1.25 billion,and Meta expanded its teen safety controls across its platforms.

Argentina secured a $20 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund.

The U.S. launched a review of fluoride recommendations,a new saliva test showed promise in detecting prostate cancer,a study linked maternal diabetes to an increased risk of autism in children,researchers identified the fire-footed rope squirrel as a potential source of the mpox virus,and a second child died of measles in Texas.

The world's largest shipping nations agreed to the first-ever carbon tax,and powerful winds saw hundreds of flights canceled in Beijing.

A whistleblower alleged that Meta was involved in secret AI dealings with China,OpenAI's GPT-4.5 outperformed humans in a Turing Test study,the European Commission unveiled a 20 billion plan to establish 13 AI factories,AI was projected to double the world's data center energy use by 2030,and Shopify mandated that new hires only be made if AI can't do the job.

Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of three genetically modified gray wolves.

A helicopter crash in New York's Hudson River left six dead,and a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic killed nearly 200.

Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the National Hockey League's all-time goal scorer,and two teenage soccer fans were killed at a soccer match in Chile.