The UN warned that violence in the West Bank risks "spiraling out of control,"as Israel raided Jenin,an Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinians,and four Israelis were killed in a gas station attack.Elsewhere, at least 26 were killed in clashes in Somalia,fighting surged in Sudan's capital after the end of a three-day ceasefireas international donors pledged $1.5B in aid for the nation,and a report claimed that China and Cuba are in talks to open a military training site.

On Monday, US Pres. Joe Biden warned that the threat of Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons is "real."This came as the US Dept. of Defense announced on Tuesday that it had overestimated the amount of aid given to Ukraine by $6.2B, meaning there's room for future arms deliveries.On Wednesday, UK PM Rishi Sunak hosted the second Ukraine Recovery Conference, vowing to explore using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's reconstruction.This sentiment was echoed by the EU, which adopted its 11th round of sanctions against Russia on Friday.On the ground, Ukraine allegedly struck two bridges leading to Crimea on Thursday,as Putin accused the mercenary force Wagner PM of "high treason" on Saturday after it staged an "armed mutiny," seizing military sites in Russia and beginning a march towards Moscow. The short-lived "march for justice" ended peacefully following a Belarus-brokered deal.

India's Narendra Modi made his first official state visit to the US,where he met with Elon Muskand signed a series of new business deals with Washington,the UAE and Qatar restored diplomatic ties,US Sec. of State Antony Blinken met with senior Chinese officials,Biden labeled Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping a "dictator,"and three were convicted of harassing a New Jersey family on behalf of China.Meanwhile, Sierra Leone held presidential elections,Australia's Senate approved a referendum to give the Indigenous community a committee in parliament,the UK's parliament endorsed the Privileges Committee's report that found former PM Boris Johnson lied about lockdown gatherings,and a report alleged that Russia plotted to kill a CIA informant.

The House postponed a possible vote to impeach Pres. Joe Biden,Hunter Biden struck a plea deal with the Dept. of Justice (DOJ),two whistleblowers accused the DOJ of slowing the Hunter Biden probe,former Pres. Donald Trump was barred from disclosing evidence in his classified documents case,Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admitted to receiving a golf simulator from a GOP donor,and House Republicans voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff.Meanwhile, over 100 state legislators and officials received letters containing suspicious white powder in Kansas,a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter was sentenced to 12 years,and SCOTUS revived Biden's immigration enforcement plan.

A Wyoming judge blocked a ban on abortion pills,a judge rejected Florida's transgender Medicaid restrictions,a court struck down Arkansas' ban on gender reassignment for children,and the Starbucks Workers United union announced plans to strike over alleged bans on pride decorations.Meanwhile, the US' Assessment of Educational Progress said students' math and reading scores are at their lowest in decades, a government study found that Japan's eugenics program sterilized children,and detained Putin critic Alexei Navalny's new trial began.

California's Intel agreed to build two chip plants in Germany,Meta announced plans to end access to news for Canadian users in the wake of a new media law,Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang stepped down,and Airbus and IndiGo reached a record deal to sell 500 aircraft.Meanwhile, US news chain Gannett sued Google for allegedly holding a monopoly over digital ad exchanges,the US Federal Trade Commission filed a suit against Amazon over its Prime subscriptions,and US Sen. Bernie Sanders opened a probe into Amazon's safety record.In other news, global car industry titan Carlos Ghosn sued Nissan for alleged defamation,the US Securities and Exchange Commission fined JPMorgan for mistakenly deleting 47M emails,Canada Bread was penalized for price fixing,and Australia sent a legal notice to Twitter over its content moderation policies.

Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate was indicted on charges of rape and human trafficking,and JPMorgan claimed the Virgin Islands gave convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein $300M in tax incentives.

The Bank of England hiked interest rates to 5%,Turkey's Lira hit a record low after the nation's rate hike to 15%,and Pakistan pleaded with the International Monetary Fund to release $1.1B of its loan program.

A US intelligence report found "no direct evidence" that COVID originated from a lab leak but didn't rule it out,a study warned that a small group of "supershedders" spread the most COVID,and the British Heart Foundation found that heart-related deaths have increased by 100K since 2020.Meanwhile, around 1.5M Americans have been dropped from Medicaid rolls since April,and Minnesota-based chemical manufacturer 3M agreed to pay $10.3B over its use of "forever chemicals."In other news, a study predicted that over 1.3B people worldwide will have diabetes by 2050,and University College London found that one in five women conceive naturally after receiving fertility treatments,and discovered that regular naps help keep the brain healthy as it ages.

A global climate finance summit opened in Paris,the UN adopted its first-ever treaty to protect the high seas,Biden announced $600M in climate investments,and China revealed a $72B package to incentivize people to buy electric vehicles.Meanwhile, extreme heat killed over 170 in Northern India,Beijing issued a "red alert" amid the onset of a heatwave,Oregon County sued several fossil fuel companies over their alleged role in the US' 2021 heatwave,scientists warned of an extreme marine heatwave off the coasts of the UK and Ireland,toxic algae killed hundreds of animals off the coast of California,and a report cautioned that Asia's Himalayan glaciers may lose up to 75% of their volume by 2100.

French police searched the 2024 Olympics organizers’ offices,the International Olympic Committee stripped the International Boxing Association of its recognition,and the New Zealand national men's soccer team quit its friendly match with Qatar over alleged racism.

EU to investigate the technology behind chatbots, while the US Dept. of Agriculture approved the sale of lab-grown meat.

The US Coast Guard embarked on a search for a missing submarine carrying tourists to the Titanic on Monday,but despite recording "inconclusive" banging sounds,all five passengers were presumed dead on Friday.Elsewhere, a BBC investigation questioned the Greek Coastguard's account of last week's migrant boat tragedy,an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in China killed dozens,and an explosion in central Paris left at least 37 injured.