Benjamin Netanyahu presented plans for Gaza after the war,German lawyers sued Olaf Scholz for alleged complicity in Gaza,and the CIA's chief traveled to Paris for Israeli hostage deal talks.Meanwhile, the US said Israel shouldn't be ordered to leave Palestinian territory,Washington shared an alternative resolution for a temporary Gaza cease-fire,and Israel warned of an assault on Rafah by Ramadan.Elsewhere, Russia intensified its attacks as Ukraine continues to face ammunition shortages,Moscow detained a US-Russian citizen for treason,and the EU imposed a thirteenth round of sanctions against Russia.This comes as Libyan armed groups agreed to leave Tripoli,military leaders dissolved Guinea's government,tribal violence killed at least 26 in Papua New Guinea,and a US drone was shot down by a Houthi missile,after the US struck more targets in Yemen.In other news, Australia announced plans to build its biggest navy since World War II,the UK vowed to protect the Falkland Islands,and a report claimed UK forces blocked Afghan troops' relocation requests.

Top NATO powers backed the Netherlands' outgoing premier for the alliance's top role,Ursula Von der Leyen said she's seeking another term leading the European Commission,a UK House of Commons speaker faced calls to resign over a Gaza cease-fire vote,Albania agreed to host migrants for Italy,the Conservative opposition retained its majority in Spain's Galicia,Estonia detained 10 Russians in an alleged sabotage plot,and Alexei Navalny's body was returned to his mother.Meanwhile, Chinese police were reported to be working in Kiribati,more Chinese cities joined the Hong Kong tourism initiative,leaked files allegedly exposed China's international hacking efforts,and China offered to back Hungary in security matters.Elsewhere, Frankfurt won a bid to host a new EU anti-money laundering agency,South Africa announced plans to hold elections on May 29,Pakistan's PMLN and PPP parties agreed on a coalition government,a Brazil-Israel row over a Gaza-Holocaust comparison escalated,Senegal's presidential candidates called for a new election date,and the wife of Haiti's assassinated president was accused in his killing.In other news, Washington issued new cyber directives to defend US ports..

Sources claimed the White House could use executive action at the US-Mexico border,Wisconsin approved new legislative mapsand Hunter Biden claimed Alexander Smirnov's claims collapsed a DOJ plea deal.Meanwhile, Donald Trump compared his legal issues to Navalny's death,SCOTUS declined to hear his legal ally's sanctions appeal,and the former president launched a $400 sneaker line.

Trump publicly backed IVF treatment after Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be defined as children,ISIS-bride Shamima Begum lost her UK citizenship appeal,and a Texas judge ruled a school can enforce short hair.Meanwhile, farmers in India resumed their protests,South Korean doctors protested plans to add more physicians,Belarus was accused of drafting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation,and a UK court considered Julian Assange's last-ditch bid to fight US extradition..

Police said Sweden has around 62k people linked to criminal gangs, a Michigan man was charged over his toddler accidentally shooting herself,a former Honduran president faced a drug trafficking trial in New York,two men were charged with murder for the Super Bowl parade shooting,YouTuber Ruby Franke was sentenced to prison for child abuse,and a notorious international cybergang was disrupted.

AI experts and public figures called for the regulation of deepfakes, a magician took responsibility for the New Hampshire Biden deepfake,Google apologized for its AI image generator's historical inaccuracies,and US House leaders launched a bipartisan AI Congressional task force.

Japan's Nikkei index surged past 1989's record high,the Biden admin. announced student loan relief for 150K new borrowers,and a study found that 25% of US graduates earn less than high school students.

Vice laid off hundreds of staff and will no longer web-publish,Reddit filed for an IPO,Capital One reached an agreement to acquire Discover,the US faced multiple cell service outages,and China's homegrown passenger jet made its international debut.

Germany legalized recreational cannabis,a study found US COVID deaths are likely higher than official records,and a COVID vaccine study found links to health conditions.

At least ten died after a high-rise building in Spain caught fire, while at least 23 were killed after an open-pit gold mine collapsed in Venezuela.

EU Countries clinched an air pollution deal,while the Falkland Islands dispute caused concern for marine life.

The NBA All-Star Game set a historic scoring milestone.

A private US company made a historic Moon landing,while a defunct European satellite crashed to Earth.