Reports suggested that Donald Trump's Gaza plan is stalling, with the Strip facing a potential de facto partition, the West Bank reportedly saw an increase in settler violence as attacks on Palestinians were reported in several areas,and Yemen's Houthis suspended their attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping amid the ongoing Gaza ceasefire.Elsewhere, Venezuela mobilized its forces as the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Caribbean region,and the U.K. reportedly suspended its intelligence sharing with the U.S., citing its recent strikes on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean.In other news, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces faced allegations of burying hundreds of civilians in mass graves after taking control of El Fasher, Italy probed claims that tourists paid to shoot civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, with reports that they paid up to $115,894 in today's terms,and the U.K. deployed forces to Belgium following multiple drone sightings over its airspace.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Trump, marking the first visit to Washington by a Syrian head of state, Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Zambia in the first such visit by an Israeli leader,and Thailand's king went to China — the first trip to Beijing by a reigning Thai monarch since 1975.Meanwhile, Trump requested a pardon for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges in three Israeli cases, an ally to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was charged in a $100 million corruption scandal following a more-than-year-long probe into the country's energy sector, Istanbul's mayor faced 2,430 years in prison after being charged with 142 offenses,and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison pending an appeal of his criminal conspiracy case.This comes as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's coalition won parliamentary elections with 1.317 million votes nationwide, U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting denied allegations of a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer,and Angola marked 50 years of independence with military parades attracting international dignitaries.In other news, Trump announced plans to reduce tariffs on India in response to its reduced oil trade with Russia, the U.S. cut tariffs on over 200 food products, including coffee, bananas and beef, Thailand suspended a peace deal with Cambodia following a landmine explosion near its border,and leaked emails suggested that Jeffrey Epstein was involved in an Israel-Ivory Coast surveillance deal, with the sex offender allegedly coordinating meetings between officials.

Trump signed a bill to fund the government, ending a record 43-day shutdown,and Senate Democrats sought a probe into partisan messaging during the impasse, citing potential violations of a federal appropriations law.In other news, House Democrats released emails from Epstein's estate, with some linking Trump to an unnamed victim, the Justice Department opened a probe into Epstein's ties to several prominent Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.and the House reportedly prepared to vote on legislation requiring the release of all Epstein files, moving up the timeline from earlier expectations.This comes as California Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff was arrested on charges related to an alleged $225,000 embezzlement scheme,and late U.S. President John F. Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, announced his run for Congress to take over from retiring Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler in New York's 12th Congressional District.Elsewhere, Trump defended H-1B visas, saying the U.S. needs foreign talent,as Congresswoman Marjorie Greene proposed a bill to phase out the program over claims that it enables the "mass replacement" of American workers,and a judge ordered the release of 615 people detained during a Chicago immigration sweep after finding violations of a 2022 consent decree.Meanwhile, the Trump administration reportedly prepared to send federal border agents to Charlotte, N.C., continuing operations that have also been carried out in Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., the Justice Department sued to block California's new congressional maps, joining a case brought by the California Republican Party,and the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrive within five business days.

The International Olympic Committee reportedly considered a blanket ban on transgender women in the Olympics after reviewing a scientific assessment on certain physical advantages,and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a petition to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which legalized same-sex marriage across the country.Meanwhile, two LGBTQ+ dating apps were removed from mobile stores in China following an order from the country's national internet regulator,and Afghanistan's Taliban reportedly banned women without burqas from accessing hospitals — claims that the Taliban denied.

Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly sought a commutation of her sentence amid reports that she had been given preferential treatment from prison authorities, a man stole a city bus in Canada, taking it for a joyride that saw him pick up passengers and follow official routes,and a fake fortune teller was arrested in Australia after allegedly defrauding the Vietnamese community out of $45.9 million.

Boeing was ordered to pay $35.8 million in the first civil trial verdict related to 737 Max accidents, Meta's chief AI scientist is reportedly considering leaving the company, with plans to establish his own startup,and SoftBank sold its entire stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion, disposing of its 32.1 million shares.This comes as BBC News apologized to Trump for editing his Jan. 6 speech in a Panorama documentary to make it appear that he had urged supporters to "fight like hell" at the Capitol. Earlier in the week, the BBC's director-general and News CEO both resigned, and Trump threatened to sue the organization.

Goldman Sachs estimated that U.S. jobs dropped by around 50,000 in October, marking the largest single-month decline since 2020, the White House suggested that October's jobs and inflation data may never be released due to the record government shutdown,and the U.S. Mint pressed its last penny, ending more than 230 years of production.Elsewhere, U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves abandoned plans to increase income tax rates, marking a change in the government’s fiscal approach.

Canada lost its official measles-free status for the first time since 1998, a study claimed there's low evidence of a link between acetaminophen and autism following the Trump administration's guidance about a possible connection, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed black box warnings from menopause hormone therapy products, reversing a decision made nearly two decades ago.Meanwhile, researchers found that the gut hormone FGF19 could potentially accelerate fat burning, possibly paving the way to new obesity and diabetes treatments,and a study suggested that speaking multiple languages is associated with slower aging, with its authors pointing to multilingualism as a health strategy.

Global carbon emissions were predicted to hit a record high this year, with scientists warning they could rise by 1.1% to 38.1 billion tonnes,and China's carbon dioxide emissions remained flat in the last quarter, continuing a trend that began in March 2024.Meanwhile, the U.N. warned that climate disasters have displaced 250 million people over the last decade, averaging over 67,000 displacements per day,and dozens of Indigenous protesters breached the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, calling for climate action and forest protection.

Anthropic reported that hackers used its Claude AI in attempted cyberattacks, a study warned that robots operating in real-world environments may pose safety risks, with those powered by popular AI models sometimes demonstrating discriminatory, violent, or illegal behavior,and former Disney Channel star Calum Worthy launched an app that allows AI recreations of deceased loved ones, prompting new concerns about privacy and consent.Meanwhile, Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman warned of a growing drive to build human-replacing superintelligence capable of self-improvement, complete autonomy and independent goal-setting,and a report alleged that China's AI push is a threat to the U.S., which could lead to a potential AI Cold War.

A San Francisco startup raised $30 million for embryo gene editing research, with the intention of preventing hereditary diseases before birth,and a study found that dog breeds emerged 11,000 years ago, tracing the origins of domesticated dogs farther back than previously documented.

Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket carrying NASA's Mars-bound twin ESCAPADE spacecraft.

Several people were killed when a bus crashed into a Stockholm stop, with authorities launching an involuntary manslaughter investigation.

Archbishop Paul Coakley was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, placing him in a leading role within the group as it outlines priorities and coordinates national church initiatives.