Israeli strikes on a tent camp in Gaza killed at least 16,Israel's High Court of Justice rejected a request to lift a freeze on the dismissal of Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar,Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal,and U.S. strikes on a Yemen port killed dozens.This comes as Lebanon arrested multiple suspects over last month's rocket attacks on Israel,Iran celebrated its annual Army Day with military parades,and U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly blocked Israeli plans to strike Iran's nuclear sites.Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a 30-hour ceasefire for Easter,as the U.S. threatened to walk away from Russia–Ukraine peace talks,Ukraine ruled out the prospect of ceding occupied territories to Russia,Washington and Kyiv signed a memorandum of intent on a minerals deal,and Trump blamed Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Joe Biden for the Ukraine war.In other news, the U.S. Pentagon placed three top officials on leave amid an investigation into a military leak,Sudan’s Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed hundreds in a wave of attacks in El Fasher,and Colombia suspended an offensive against a dissident faction of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces.

The World Trade Organization projected that Trump's tariffs would shrink global trade by 0.2% in 2025,Trump met with Italy's Giorgia Meloni to discuss trade,and China halted deliveries of Boeing aircraft to the U.S.,as it sought negotiations on the levies.This comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to Cambodia,Trump revealed plans to visit the U.K.,as he met with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele,and outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Meanwhile, Canada's party leaders faced off in Englishand French election debates,President Daniel Noboa won another term in Ecuador,France and Algeria expelled each other's diplomats,and Russia removed the Taliban from its terror list.In other news, the U.K. and France negotiated a "one-for-one" migrant deal,EU border crossings dropped 31% in the first quarter of 2025,and the European Commission proposed a system to fast-track asylum applications.Elsewhere, Amnesty International accused Mozambique of carrying out a violent post-election crackdown,several Australian politicians were accused of accepting sports tickets in exchange for influencing a gambling ban,former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was sentenced to 15 years in a corruption case,and an Argentine court upheld gender-violence charges against former President Alberto Fernández.

Joe Biden criticized Trump during his first post-presidency speech,Trump called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's termination,and California challenged Trump's tariffs. Meanwhile, the White House defied a court order by blocking Associated Press journalists from the Oval Office,the Trump administration released hundreds of files related to the assassination of former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy,and Harvard lost $2.2B in federal funding,as the Internal Revenue Service reportedly moved to revoke the university's tax-exempt statusand the Department of Homeland Security ordered it to provide records of international students' activities.In other news, Trump reaffirmed his intention to send "homegrown criminals" to El Salvador,U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia,the U.S. Supreme Court paused the deportation of a group of Venezuelans,and Trump placed land along the Mexico border under military control.

The Trump administration sued Maine for allowing transgender athletes in girls’ sports,the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that the term "woman" is defined by biological sex,Hungary passed a constitutional ban on LGBTQ+ pride events,and a Russian court jailed four journalists linked to former opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Multiple people were killed in a shooting at Florida State University,Luigi Mangione was indicted on federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,and a U.S. citizen was killed after hijacking a Belize flight.In other news, four men pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of live ants out of Kenya.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates as inflation fell to 2.2%,U.K. inflation dropped to 2.6%,the Bank of Canada maintained its key interest rate at 2.75%as inflation cooled to 2.3%,Russia's ruble soared 38% to become the world's top currency this year,and China's first-quarter growth beat forecasts.

Mark Zuckerberg testified in an antitrust trial against Meta,Google was found guilty of creating an illegal ad monopoly,and OpenAI reportedly moved to build an X-like social network.Meanwhile, Apple rushed nearly $2B in iPhone shipments from India,and Nvidia shares plunged as the U.S. restricted artificial intelligence chip sales to China.

Member states of the World Health Organization announced a legally binding pandemic agreement,the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that autism rates rose to 1 in 31 children in 2022,as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to investigate a potential link between autism and environmental factors,medical cannabis showed promise in the treatment of cancer,and 11 new robotic surgery systems were approved in England.

A report found that Europe's 2024 floods were the most widespread in over a decade,huge waves killed at least five in Australia,and a report warned that the world's largest meatpacker — JBS — won't reach its deforestation commitments.

China hosted the world's first half-marathon race between humans and robots,and scientists claimed to have discovered a new color using laser eye stimulation.

Four tourists were killed after a cable car crashed to the ground in Italy,and at least 148 people died after a boat caught fire and capsized in the Congo River.

FIFA announced that referees would wear body cameras for the Club World Cup.

NASA found carbonate minerals on Mars,astronomers spotted signs of potential life on a distant planet,and Blue Origin's first all-female crew completed a space mission.