North Korea held a missile test as the US and South Korea began joint military drills,Iran unveiled a drone that's reportedly capable of striking Israel,and the Economic Community of West African States rejected Niger's coup leader's power transition plan,as the African Union suspended it from the bloc,and the West African nation expelled its French ambassador.Meanwhile, Japan's military was accused of covering up sexual harassment cases,Human Rights Watch claimed that Saudi Arabia's border guards have killed hundreds of migrants,and the UN found that over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed this year,and reported that over 200 former Afghan officials and soldiers have been killed since the Taliban's takeover.

As Ukraine's counteroffensive continues, Kyiv claimed to have made gains near the city of Bakhmut on Monday.This came as the US announced plans to begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October,despite Russia's warning that Denmark's recent decision to supply the aircraft to Ukraine would escalate the conflict.On Saturday, Ukraine announced that three pilots were killed when two trainer jets collided over the Zhytomyr region on Friday.Meanwhile, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the short-lived mutiny against Russia in June, was presumed dead in a plane crash on Wednesday.Amid speculation about the cause of the crash, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin addressed the incident on Thursday and confirmed that an investigation had been opened.

Leaders of the BRICS nations met in South Africaand agreed to add six new members,the US looked into extending its Scientific and Technology Agreement with China,and Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir made controversial remarks about the West Bank.Meanwhile, Cambodia's outgoing prime minister was replaced by his son,Zimbabwe held its ninth general election,a Pakistani court allowed ex-PM Imran Khan to be arrested,and Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra was jailed after returning from exileand was later moved to hospital.

Former Pres. Donald Trump was arrested in Georgiaand released on a $200K bond,former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani surrendered to authorities in Atlanta,and Trump confirmed plans to skip the upcoming GOP presidential debates,with the first one held on Wednesday.Meanwhile, a staffer for Trump reportedly recanted testimony that was given in the classified documents case,two House panels subpoenaed several officials over the Hunter Biden tax case,and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy floated the idea of pursuing an impeachment inquiry into Pres. Joe Biden.Meanwhile, Biden named a new White House counsel,a federal judge considered the future of Texas’ buoy border barrier,and Trump returned to X.

The US imposed new visa restrictions on China over its state-run boarding schools in Tibet,a jailed student lost his final appeal in Hong Kong,and a Chinese activist reportedly fled to South Korea on a jet ski.Meanwhile, a Texas judge blocked a law banning transgender procedures for minors,a Canadian court upheld psychologist Jordan Peterson's social media training order,and a German judge was sentenced for striking down mask mandates at two schools.In other news, Somalia banned TikTok and Telegram,and Denmark proposed a bill to ban Quran burnings.

An EU law targeting tech companies took effect,Nvidia sales surged amid the AI boom,and the Teamsters union ratified a new five-year contract with UPS.Meanwhile, Elon Musk's SpaceX was sued for allegedly refusing to hire foreign nationals,and the United Auto Workers union agreed to hold a strike if contract negotiations fail.

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted at further interest rate hikes,US mortgage rates climbed to their highest mark since 2001,Turkey hiked its interest rate,and protests erupted in Syria over its faltering economy.

The non-profit Sahil found that one child is sexually abused every two hours in Pakistan,two New Zealand brothers were jailed for sexually assaulting 18 women,the US Dept. of Justice cracked down on crypto mixer Tornado Cash,and the head of Mexico's National Search Commission resigned.

Biden visited fire-ravaged Maui,as Maui County sued Hawaii's electric company,tropical storm Hilary reached southern California,and Greece battled one of its worst wildfire seasons on record.Meanwhile, Ecuador voted to end oil drilling in an Amazon bioreserve,a study suggested Antarctica's emperor penguins are at risk of "quasi-extinction,"a report found Vietnam's "kissing rocks" are at risk of collapsing,and Japan began releasing treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific.

The Biden admin. urged Americans to get a COVID booster shot this fall,a US study claimed that China's zero-COVID policies may have led to 2M excess deaths,a report found that COVID pushed 68M Asians into extreme poverty,and North Korea completed its first international flight since the onset of the pandemic.Meanwhile, Florida was sued over its Medicaid redetermination process,doctors successfully performed the UK's first womb transplant,a study found that the weight-loss drug Wegovy has significant heart benefits,and researchers claimed that metabolic syndrome increases the risk of premature death.

Scientists helped a paralyzed woman speak through a digital avatar,researchers decoded the male sex chromosome for the first time,and Russia's lunar mission failedwhile India's Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon.

Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was suspended for kissing a playerfollowing Spain's FIFA Women's World Cup win over England,and Norway's Magnus Carlsen beat India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to win the FIDE World Cup of Chess.

Eight people were rescued from a trapped cable car in Pakistan.