Glencore, a major corporation in the mining sector, plans to make job reductions in South Africa.

In a tragic turn of events, a landslide in western Sudan has claimed the lives of at least 1,000 people, further intensifying hardship in a nation already grappling with years of civil war. Elsewhere, famine was declared last year, with the United Nations warning that more than 25 million Sudanese face extreme hunger.

Meanwhile, in the realm of health, a rise in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses has been noted. According to research, ADHD diagnoses in children more than doubled in both the US and UK between 2000 and 2018 and have continued to rise since then, with even greater increases in adult diagnoses.

On a more positive note, half of Syria's population fled during the civil war, but the United Nations expects 1 million Syrians to return from neighboring countries in the coming weeks.

In international politics, Israel is reportedly considering annexing parts of the occupied West Bank in response to several Western countries' plans to recognize a Palestinian state. The Trump administration has designated five Mexican syndicates as foreign terrorist organizations.

The digital token backing the Trump family's new cryptocurrency venture generated a paper windfall estimated at $5 billion after its trading debut. However, the administration's efforts to deport undocumented migrants faced further legal setbacks, with a federal judge blocking White House plans to return Guatemalan children to their home country.

In legal proceedings, Brazil's Supreme Court will begin hearing closing arguments in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of orchestrating a coup to stay in power. The administration plans to expand National Guard deployments to Democrat-run cities including New York, Chicago, and Seattle.

On the global stage, China welcomed more than a dozen world leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi, for a summit aimed at countering a Western-led world order. Syria recently exported its first official crude oil shipment since 2010, marking the return of a key driver of its economy.

In the realm of diplomacy, the displays of warmth and laughter between the leaders of India, China, and Russia in Tianjin underscored how much US President Donald Trump has shaken up global diplomacy. The EU is reportedly readying new trade deals with Latin America, part of efforts to regain the initiative after the bloc was slammed for making excessive concessions in an agreement with the US.

The Trump administration signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, is accused by the US of being one of the world's "most powerful drug traffickers" and a $50 million reward has been offered for information leading to his arrest.

In a controversial move, Trump announced a lethal strike on a Venezuelan vessel in the Caribbean, targeting alleged "narcoterrorists." The strike on the Venezuelan vessel marks an escalation in Washington's feud with Maduro. Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of a genocide, according to the world's largest association of genocide scholars.

Two major studies disagreed over the impacts of beta blockers for heart attack patients. In a recent incident, an airplane carrying the European Commission president was the target of a suspected Russian interference operation.

Lastly, there are no clear or specific publicly available reports identifying who plans to take over the presidency in Guyana after President Irfaan Ali completes his second term. Finland and Poland are considering restoring peat wetlands along their Russian borders, a defense against possible invasion which has the added benefit of being a carbon sink.

Glencore, a major corporation in the mining sector, plans to make job reductions in South Africa.