Hamas considered the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal,Antony Blinken met Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel,Netanyahu said Israel will enter Rafah with or without a cease-fire,and the US reportedly sought to prevent the ICC from moving forward with arrest warrants for Israeli officials.Elsewhere, the UK's foreign minister said Ukraine can strike Russia with British weapons,the US placed additional sanctions on Russian war capabilities,the Ukraine launched its most significant attack on Crimea since the war began,and a Ukrainian commander said the frontline situation has worsened.Meanwhile, a US military official said Washington is maintaining ties to West African juntas,Colombia's president said military equipment has disappeared due to corruption,and IS claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Afghan mosque.

The UK's Labour party made gains in local elections,the Solomon Islands elected a pro-China prime minister,Haiti's transitional council named a new PM,a Modi ally was accused of sexual harassment as India holds elections,Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned,and Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez said he'll remain in office.This comes as Colombia announced it's severing ties with Israel,Biden called India and Japan xenophobic,Slovakia reportedly granted refuge to an alleged Kremlin-linked campaigner,the UK sent its first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda,and Ireland dismantled a migrant tent city amid an asylum row.Meanwhile, the Taliban inked a deal for Afghanistan to become a Central Asia logistics hub,a US official said America would welcome a pledge from China and Russia affirming AI won't control nukes,New Zealand said it's a long way from deciding to join the AUKUS Defense Pact,Burkina Faso blocked additional foreign news outlets,a Tory lawmaker was deported by Djibouti,Ecuador sued Mexico over the asylum situation of its former vice president,and Blinken visited Saudi Arabia.In other news, the Philippines accused China of damaging its vessels in the South China Sea,a German army captain admitted to spying for Russia,a former NSA employee was sentenced for trying to sell the Kremlin secrets,and anonymous officials said the US doesn't believe Putin directly ordered Navalny's death.

The US House of Representatives passed an antisemitism bill,Joe Biden canceled $6B in loan debt for art institute students,and House Democrats announced they will protect Speaker Johnson from a motion to vacate.This comes as Donald Trump was fined for violating a gag order in his hush money case,Trump and Ron DeSantis met in Florida,and a Pew Research Center poll showed Trump polling ahead of Biden among Catholic voters,while a separate CNN poll found Trump is leading Biden 49-46%.

A report suggested the Daily Wire has obtained a gag order against Candace Owens,Arizona's 1864 abortion law repeal cleared a state senate vote,Florida's six-week abortion ban went into effect,and a report claimed EU media freedom is nearing a breaking point.This comes as pro-Palestinian encampments were erected across Canadian college campuses,Brown University agreed to divest from Israel,Columbia University's president faced criticism,and a Houthi-run school in Yemen offered admission to American protesters,as Gaza protests continued across the US.Elsewhere, protesters rallied against a foreign influence bill in the Republic of Georgia.

One person was killed and four others were injured in a London sword attack,Australia declared domestic violence a national crisis,and trial began for Germany's Reichsbuerger coup suspects.Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court prosecutor said the body's work is being undermined by threats,and Iran commuted an oil tycoon's death sentence.

Trump's net worth climbed $400M as Truth Social shares rebounded,Walmart said it's shutting down its health clinics, the US Supreme Court rejected Elon Musk's challenge to a Tesla tweet agreement,and the UK government blocked a UAE-backed takeover of the Telegraph.

A US panel said breast cancer screenings should start at 40,the US began testing ground beef for avian influenza,AstraZeneca admitted the existence of a rare side effect from its COVID jab,the US Dept. of Justice moved to reclassify marijuana,and British Columbia rolled back its drug decriminalization program.

Deadly flooding struck Brazil,while tornadoes killed at least four in Oklahoma..

A second Boeing whistleblower died suddenly.