Israel reportedly made plans to take over the distribution of aid in Gaza,as the International Court of Justice heard arguments about Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance into the enclave,a Gaza-bound aid ship was damaged in an alleged drone attack,Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's main goal in the war is victory,and Israel reversed its decision to dismiss internal security chief Ronen Bar.This comes as Israel conducted strikes on a Beirut suburband near the presidential palace in Damascus,Lebanon claimed to have dismantled 90% of Hezbollah's military infrastructure south of the Litani River,and U.S. strikes reportedly killed 68 migrants in Yemen,as London and Washington conducted joint airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.In other news, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a minerals deal,Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for a three-day ceasefire was met with frustration from the White House,and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sanctioned seven Ukrainians for allegedly aiding Moscow's war efforts.Elsewhere, the U.S. approved a potential $1.3 billion missile sale to Poland,a U.S. diplomat attended a parade marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war,and Croatia passed a law to remove war-era cemetery inscriptions that may be offensive.

Canadians headed to the polls in a federal electionthat saw the Liberal Party win a fourth term, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre lose his parliamentary seat,and New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh resign,and Alberta introduced a bill to ease the path for citizen-initiated referendums.This comes as Australian candidates campaigned in the final week ahead of the federal electionthat saw Prime Minister Anthony Albanese win a second term,voters across England voted in local elections,Reform UK won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election,and Manfred Weber was reelected as European People's Party president.Meanwhile, France's Jordan Bardella stepped up as heir to run as the National Rally's presidential candidate in 2027,former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair backed down from his criticism of the government's net-zero approach,and Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution labeled Alternative for Germany an "extremist" party.Elsewhere, hundreds of thousands of people attended May Day protests across the world,U.S. President Donald Trump scaled back tariffs on the auto industry,as he warned of secondary sanctions on any country purchasing oil or petrochemicals from Iran,and the CIA released two Mandarin-language videos to encourage Chinese officials to leak sensitive data.

Trump celebrated 100 days in office,as he characterized recent polls that showed him with weak approval numbers as "election fraud,"former Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first major post-office speech,and a Michigan Democrat filed seven impeachment articles against the president.Meanwhile, Trump nominated National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for U.N. ambassador,as he proposed $163 billion in federal budget cuts,and dismissed hundreds of scientists working on the National Climate Assessment,and a nonprofit claimed that the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting effort might cost billions.In other news, a Trump-appointed judge blocked the White House from using the Alien Enemies Act for deportations,the Trump administration explored deporting migrants to Libya and Rwanda,Trump ordered the identification of sanctuary cities that don't comply with federal immigration laws,and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,120 undocumented migrants across Florida.This comes as a judge freed pro-Palestine protester Mohsen Mahdawi on bail,Harvard University found proof of antisemitism and Islamophobia on its campus,and the White House probed UC Berkeley's foreign funding,as it ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease funding to NPR and PBS.Elsewhere, several toy stores filed legal challenges to Trump's tariffs,as the Senate blocked a resolution seeking to overturn the duties,and Amazon denied reports that it had planned to display the cost of Trump's tariffs on its products.

Trump created a religious liberty commission,a transgender judge challenged the U.K. Supreme Court's ruling on the terms "woman" and "sex,"England banned transgender athletes from women's football,Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad,and Hong Kong freed four lawmakers who were arrested for organizing an unofficial primary election in 2020.

A suspect was arrested following a car-ramming attack at a Canadian festival,a shooting at a Swedish hair salon killed three,an Australian went to trial after hosting a poisonous dinner party,and the U.S. House passed a bill to criminalize revenge porn.

Oxfam reported that the average global CEO compensation has increased by 50% since 2019,Apple was held in contempt for app store violations,Tesla denied reports that it sought to replace Elon Musk as CEO,and Airbus finalized a $439 million deal to acquire several Spirit AeroSystems manufacturing sites.

The U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025,while the Eurozone's grew 0.4%.

U.S. Health and Human Services reportedly backed a plan to end a $56 million Narcan distribution plan,as it announced an overhaul to vaccine testing,England rolled out a "super-jab" for 15 different types of cancers,and bacterial toxin was linked to bowel cancer.Meanwhile, Florida passed legislation to ban fluoride in public drinking water,and weight loss drugs showed promise in treating liver disease.

A report warned that climate risks threaten $1.14 trillion in corporate value,the U.S. House voted to block California's plan to ban gas cars,and Israel declared a state of emergency as it fought to control a blaze near Jerusalem.Meanwhile, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Chile,deadly storms killed at least four in New Delhi,and New Zealand announced a state of emergency amid heavy rainfall.

IBM committed $150 billion to invest in U.S. technology,Alibaba unveiled its latest artificial intelligence model Qwen3,and the European Court of Auditors predicted that the EU won't meet its 2030 microchip production goal.In other news, a study revised the timeline for an ancient meteor strike in Scotland,and scientists reintroduced captive-bred Mexican axolotls into artificial wetlands.

The European Space Agency urged Europe to increase its investments in space technology.

Several countries in Europe faced a temporary power blackout.