The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to allow U.N. aid agencies to operate in Gaza,the Israeli Knesset passed a preliminary West Bank annexation bill,and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vanceand U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visited Israel to discuss the Gaza ceasefire.Meanwhile, Russia was accused of striking a Kharkiv kindergarten,as it held nuclear drillsafter a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin was delayed,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended London's "coalition of the willing" meeting,and EU leaders proposed a 140 billion ($165 billion) Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assets.Elsewhere, the U.S. deployed the world's largest aircraft carrier to Latin America,U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels off Colombia's Pacific coast left five dead,and China named a new second-highest-ranking general.

Four Chinese oil companies reportedly suspended their Russian oil purchasesafter the U.S. sanctioned Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil,the EU approved a motion to phase out Russian natural gas imports by 2028,and Trump ended trade talks with Canada over a controversial Ronald Reagan ad.This comes as Washington proposed additional tariffs of up to 100% on Nicaragua,Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,and Canada's Mark Carney began his first visit to Asia as prime minister.Meanwhile, Washington hosted a third meeting between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,South African President Cyril Ramaphosa kicked off a Southeast Asian tour,and the U.S. and Australia signed a $3 billion critical minerals deal.In other news, Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister,Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo was named Madagascar's new prime minister,Canadian officials expressed concern about a potential election amid opposition to the upcoming budget,and the U.N. urged Haiti to hold elections on time.Elsewhere, an appeals court overturned the conviction of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe,Peru declared a state of emergency in Lima amid protests over crime,over a dozen people were arrested during immigration clashes in Dublin,and former French President Sarkozy began his five-year prison sentence.

The New York City mayoral candidates clashed in their final debate,Sen. Scott Wiener challenged Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat,and North Carolina Republican state senators approved a new redistricting map.Meanwhile, a report identified members of an “interagency weaponization working group” within the Trump administration,Jeff Merkley delivered a 22-hour marathon Senate speech in protest of the Trump administration,Trump sought $230 million from the Justice Department over its federal investigations into him,and demolition crews began taking down parts of the White House to build a ballroom.This comes as a court allowed Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland,as he called off plans to send agents to San Francisco,a federal raid in New York City's Chinatown sparked protests,and the Pentagon announced a new press corps.In other news, former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him,and New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to bank fraud and false statement charges.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a federal gun ban on drug users,and considered hearing a same-sex marriage case,and Alabama executed a man with nitrogen gas for a 1993 murder.

The NBA's Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were among more than 30 people arrested in an FBI gambling probe,Myanmar's military detained over 2,000 in a raid on a cybercrime center,and a Georgia man was charged with allegedly threatening to attack an Atlanta airport.Meanwhile, Dahbia Benkired became France's first woman to be sentenced to life without parole for the murder of a child,the head of the Anglican Church in North America faced sexual misconduct allegations,a candidate for the chair of the U.K.'s grooming gangs inquiry withdrew from consideration,and the U.K.'s Metropolitan Police ended its non-crime hate incident investigations.

An Amazon Web Services outage disrupted thousands of sites,three top tech CEOs were ordered to testify in a youth social media harm trial,and a lawsuit alleged that OpenAI's intentional removal of guardrails resulted in a teenager's suicide.Meanwhile, Apple became the world's second-most-valuable company,and Air Canada cut 400 management jobs.

The president of the European Central Bank backed calls for a European stock exchange,U.S. inflation reached 3%,the Eurozone's inflation increased to 2.2%,and China's third-quarter GDP growth slowed to 4.8%.In other news, over 100,000 public workers went on strike in New Zealand's largest labor action since 1979,and Canada's Alberta teacher strike entered its third week.

A study found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines boost cancer survival,a new drug showed promise in shrinking cancerous head and neck tumors,and researchers warned that obesity-related cancers are rising in young adults worldwide.Meanwhile, Ozempic was found to cut the risk of heart disease by 20% regardless of weight loss,a study compared the physical side effects of 30 different antidepressants,and scientists found that fewer children are developing peanut allergies.

A report estimated that climate disasters in the first half of 2025 were the costliest ever in U.S. history,an early spring heatwave sparked fire concerns across Australia and New Zealand,and a report estimated that flood-prone homes across Australia have lost a combined $27.4 billion in value.

An open letter called for a ban on the development of superintelligence,Amazon reportedly approved plans to automate 75% of its operations by 2027,OpenAI launched ChatGPT Atlas,and Channel 4 debuted Britain's first AI TV presenter.

An electronic eye implant restored the vision of dozens of patients,and Google announced a quantum computing "breakthrough..

U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died,and an Australian firefighter won the 2025 Backyard Ultra World Championship in Tennessee.

A bus fire killed over two dozen in India,and a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway.

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV held a prayer service.