Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden denounce ICC charges of war crimes against Israel. A look at the changing fortunes of Egypt following October 7th. The US and European allies pledge more military aid for Ukraine as humanitarian conditions worsen and the world reacts to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and all other passengers were killed in a helicopter crash in northern Iran on Sunday. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas. An update from Kyiv, including a look at the new mobilization law that just went into effect. Taiwan has a new president and authorities in Kinshasa claim to have thwarted a coup attempt and killed its leader.

The first trucks of humanitarian aid have begun arriving in Gaza using a pier built by the U.S. military. Israel is heckled in the International Court of Justice and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to force President Biden to send military aid to Israel. Ukraine’s defenses are strong, but thinly spread; Russia is making some advances in the East of Ukraine while shelling mercilessly. A look at the Putin and Xi summit in China and what it means. Plus, the U.S. military is making plans to leave Niger and a look at possible ethnic cleansing in Sudan.

Israel’s defense minister publicly challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday over the country's post-war plans for the Gaza Strip. Robert Fico, Slovakia’s Prime Minister who was shot yesterday remains in serious condition; authorities say Wednesday’s assassination attempt was politically motivated. Iran has resumed its crackdown on women not wearing the Hijab while Ukrainians celebrate their traditional clothes. U.S. forces are with NATO in Poland, Vladimir Putin is in China and a look at the issues important to young people in India as they go to the polls.

The U.S. is planning on sending over one billion dollars' worth of military aid to Israel even as Israel is planning on military action in Rafah. This comes as aid trucks headed to Gaza were looted in the West Bank and Israel released a video they say shows Hamas militants in a UN compound. A look at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kyiv, including his stint on stage as a guitar player in a rock band in a Kyiv bar. A conversation about Iran’s nuclear program amid conflict with Israel and a look at the plight of internally displaced people.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv amid Russian advances in the Kharkiv region. President Putin is preparing to visit China seeking help with his fight in Ukraine, but President Xi must not upset Western trading partners. Washington is working to resolve remaining issues in ongoing peace negotiations in Gaza as Israeli forces appear to be preparing to enter Rafah. An increasing presence of Russian military activity has some Norwegians worried, and a view of the Indian election as seen from Pakistan.

Gazans are heeding Israeli warnings and fleeing the city of Rafah as Israel’s actions continue to draw condemnation from the U.S. and are even playing an out-sized role in the upcoming presidential election. People have taken to the streets in Tbilisi, Georgia in bitter protests against a new law that many see as authoritarian, just as the country is seeking greater ties with the West. The Russian army continues to advance in Ukraine as a new defense minister is named. Plus, some analysis following the recent election in Chad.

The UN General Assembly votes to allow the Security Council to once again take up the question of Palestinian membership. The U.S. is making its final preparations to send aid to Gaza using the newly completed pier in the Mediterranean. A conversation with an aid group about the needs in Gaza and the effect of military actions in Rafah on humanitarian operations. Russia is making military advances in eastern Ukraine as the EU is debating whether or not to seize Moscow’s assets to fund Ukraine's defense. Plus, election results from Chad.

The U.S. has paused some arms shipments to Israel over a disagreement about military action in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Opponents of Prime Minister Netanyahu blame him for damaging the Israel/U.S. relationship, while allies of Netanyahu go so far as to claim Biden is helping Hamas. A look at graduation ceremonies at colleges that were the scenes of violent anti-Israel protests, Ukrainians and Russians living side-by-side in a Norwegian mining village, and a look at politics in South Korea and the push there to increase the birth rate. Plus, in Pakistan, it’s the anniversary of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan stormed military properties to protest his arrest.

The U.S. has paused some arms shipments to Israel because of actions Israel has taken in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and discussion about the strategic significance of closing the border crossing there. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the target of a foiled assassination plot as his country commemorates World War II amid shelling of its civilian infrastructure. President Biden addresses the rise of antisemitism globally and in the U.S. as an American Jewish charity raises money for Gazans. A town in northern Libya is rebuilding after devastating floods.