France, Germany, and Italy sought further sanctions on Hamas,the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution for an immediate Gaza ceasefire,as heavy rainfall worsened the humanitarian situation in the enclave,and the Israeli military mistakenly killed three hostages in Gaza.Meanwhile, US Pres. Joe Biden said Israel's bombing in Gaza risks jeopardizing its international support,US national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned that the war in Gaza may continue for months,and the US expressed concern over reports that Israel may have used white phosphorus munitions in Lebanon.In other news, the UN warned of a funding shortfall amid a surge in global crises,as it ended its peacekeeping mission in Mali,Sudan's warring generals reportedly agreed to a ceasefire,and Sudanese soldiers were accused of looting residents' homes.Elsewhere, 15 US Air Force officers were disciplined for failing to prevent Airman Jack Teixeira from allegedly leaking military secrets,Venezuela and Guyana agreed not to use force to settle a dispute over the Essequibo region,Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged prisoners of war,and the UK announced plans to build the "next generation" of fighter jets for itself, Italy, and Japan.

Despite waning support in US Congress for additional spending on Ukraine, national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday that he "fully" anticipates the approval of further assistance before the month's end.On Tuesday, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Capitol Hill, where he met with Biden and other US officials in an effort to secure more funding.On Wednesday, Russian missile strikes on Kyiv reportedly killed over 50 civilians.This followed a major cyber attack on Ukrainian mobile provider Kyivstart, claimed by a hacking group that Ukraine believes is linked to Russia. On Thursday, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference, which saw him say there would only be peace "when we achieve our objectives."This came as the EU held a summit in Brussels, which saw the bloc agree to open accession talks to Ukraine but fail to pass a $50B aid package.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was charged with selling state secrets,Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ousted four cabinet ministers amid an ongoing fraud scandal,a study warned that the UK's next election is set to be the most unequal in 60 years,and Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's prime minister.Meanwhile, China and Vietnam signed dozens of deals to boost their ties,former Bank of China branch manager Xu Guojun was jailed for life,and India's Supreme Court upheld a law that stripped Kashmir of its special status.In other news, the US applied visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan nationals,the UK's bill to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda passed an initial parliamentary vote,and Australia announced plans to tighten its immigration requirements.

A new poll found that former Pres. Donald Trump leads Biden in the popular vote,a Michigan appeals court ruled that Trump can remain on its primary ballot,SCOTUS was asked to rule on whether Trump can be prosecuted,and the House approved the Biden impeachment inquiry.Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani was ordered to pay over $148M for defaming two election workers,Hunter Biden defied a House GOP subpoena for a closed-door deposition,and the special counsel overseeing the Jan. 6 trial revealed plans to share Trump's phone data,as the former president's New York civil fraud trial wrapped up,and as he lost his immunity bid in the defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.In other news, a New York court ordered the state's district map to be redrawn,and 10 explosive devices were reportedly found at the US-Mexico border.

Republicans delayed a vote on the US' controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,SCOTUS agreed to review restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone,and a Texas woman who was denied an emergency abortion left the state to receive the procedure.Elsewhere, a spokesperson for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny claimed that he's missing from prison,Hong Kong announced arrest bounties on five overseas activists,Harvard University's president kept her job following controversy over her testimony at a congressional antisemitism hearing,and the UK moved to protect controversial university speech regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

An ex-FBI counterintelligence chief was sentenced to over four years for colluding with a sanctioned Russian businessman,a report found that the US' terror watchlist nearly doubled to 2M in six years,and Australia's "worst female serial killer" was acquitted of killing her children.Meanwhile, Myanmar surpassed Afghanistan as the world's biggest opium producer,three former Japanese soldiers were found guilty of sexual assault,and four suspects were arrested in Europe over an alleged plot to attack Jewish targets.

The UN-led COP28 climate summit went into overtime as nations debated the future of non-renewable energy sourcesbefore it reached the first-ever deal to transition away from fossil fuels,a study warned that California wildfires may be spreading cancer-causing compounds,and the UK opened a probe into Dove-maker Uniliver for allegedly "greenwashing" its products.

Meta's Threads launched in the EU,AstraZeneca bought US vaccine company Icosavax for $1.1B,2M Tesla vehicles were recalled in the US,and a whistleblower claimed that Tesla staff in China may have accessed employees' data.

The US Federal Reserve held rates steady as it forecast three rate cuts next year,and newly sworn-in Argentinian Pres. Javier Milei warned of an economic shock treatment,as his new government devalued the nation's peso by more than 50% against the US dollar.

US finance officials expressed concern about the risk of AI,Sports Illustrated's publisher fired its CEO after an AI scandal,and Tesla unveiled its improved Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot.

The US Food and Drug Administration warned of intentionally lead-tainted applesauce.