Following last weekend's surprise Hamas attack, Israel formed an emergency unity government, announced a "total" blockade of Gaza,and warned the siege wouldn't be lifted until all Israeli hostages are freed,as it claimed to have regained control of all the towns bordering the Gaza Strip.Meanwhile, the bodies of dozens of Israeli civilians and Hamas fighters were found at a kibbutz in Israel,Human Rights Watch accused Tel Aviv of using white phosphorus munitions in Gaza and Lebanon,and Israel warned over 1M civilians to evacuate northern Gaza,as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a rare address to the nation on Shabbat.Elsewhere, Syria claimed that Israel struck its Damascus and Aleppo airports,at least 29 people were killed in a strike on a refugee camp in Myanmar,France began withdrawing troops from Niger,and a Congressional report warned that the US must prepare for simultaneous wars with China and Russia.

In an overnight attack on Monday, Russia launched 36 drone strikes from Crimea, with Ukraine claiming to have shot down 27 of the unmanned aerial vehicles.These efforts continued throughout the week as Russia targeted the city of Avdiivka in the eastern Donetsk region and reportedly took around 1.7 square miles of territory.On Wednesday, the US approved an additional $200M of military aid to Ukraine, but National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned that Washington is nearing its limit on how much more can be given.Meanwhile, On Friday, the US accused North Korea of having sent 1K containers of military arms to Russia between Sept. 7 and Oct. 1.

A delegation of US senators met with China's Xi Jinping,the Taliban said it would attend China's Belt and Road Forum,Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian Pres. Ebrahim Raisi spoke for the first time since restoring ties,and Germany and France held a retreat to strengthen their diplomatic relations.Meanwhile, former Haitian Sen. Joseph Joel John pleaded guilty for his role in the assassination of Pres. Jovenel Moïse,pro-democracy protests intensified in Guatemala,and Poland's opposition leader Donald Tusk appealed to female voters as Poles began voting on Sunday.In other news, the US and Qatar agreed to prevent Tehran from accessing the $6B in Iranian funds that were unblocked as part of a prisoner swap,the US reportedly considered imposing AI chip sanctions on Chinese companies located overseas,Poland and the Czech Republic extended temporary border controls with Slovakia,and the UK's top court heard arguments on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

After being nominated for House speaker,Steve Scalise dropped out and was replaced by Jim Jordan,media host Cenk Uygur announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination,Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to run in 2024 as an independent,Kari Lake announced her campaign for the Arizona Senate,and former baseball star Steve Garvey entered the California Senate race.Meanwhile, Sen. Bob Menendez was charged with acting as a foreign agent,George Santos faced new charges of defrauding campaign donors,and eight Georgia GOP senators reportedly requested an investigation into District Attorney Fani Willis.In other news, Biden was interviewed by the special counsel in the classified documents case,and SCOTUS heard arguments in a South Carolina gerrymandering caseand declined to hear a suit seeking to make it easier to sue public figures and media companies for defamation.

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman recommended that police consider whether waving the Palestinian flag could fall within potential pro-Hamas behavior,French police fired water cannons and teargas at pro-Palestinian protests,and the EU warned Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg of "disinformation" regarding the Hamas attack on its platformsand opened a probe into X.In other news, an Australian journalist detained in China on espionage charges was released.

San Francisco police shot and killed a man after he rammed his car into the Chinese consulate,an Israeli embassy staffer was stabbed in Beijing,and a teacher was killed in a knife attack in France.Meanwhile, the UK's prisons reportedly neared their capacity,and Morgan State University announced plans to build a wall around its campus following a shooting that injured five people.

Morocco hosted the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's annual meeting,the UK's Metro Bank reached a deal to fix its balance-sheet problems,and Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in Economics.Meanwhile, the United Auto Workers union said it wouldn't broaden its ongoing strikes but warned of future expansions,a coalition of healthcare workers reached a tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente following last week's strikes,and thousands of Walgreens pharmacy staff walked off the job.

Biden proposed a rule banning private companies from using hidden fees,the Washington Post announced plans to cut 240 jobs,Utah sued TikTok over claims that it's addictive for children,and Goldman Sachs filed a suit against Malaysia over a dispute about their 1MDB scandal settlement.

Biden announced plans to build seven nationwide clean hydrogen "hubs,"Afghanistan was hit by a third earthquake in a week,Hong Kong saw heavy rain following Typhoon Koinu,and climate activist Greta Thunberg was fined for disobeying police at an environmental protest.

The World Health Organization warned that dengue fever may "take off" in the southern US, Europe, and Africa,and Zimbabwe banned large gatherings amid an ongoing outbreak of cholera.

The Union of European Football Associations named the UK and Ireland as the hosts of the 2028 European Football Championship,and the International Olympic Committee approved the inclusion of cricket at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

A train derailment in India killed at least four people..