President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to urge calm as violence in the region escalates https://t.co/CdsFx39tSO https://t.co/3B1aW8kqlq

Taiwan urges no panic buying as new COVID-19 rules kick off https://t.co/BW4vj0vO9Z https://t.co/XBwP1MRptL

WATCH: Tom Cruise joined a revolt against the HFPA, the group that hands out the Golden Globe awards, returning the statuettes he won for his roles in ‘Jerry Maguire,’ ‘Magnolia’ and ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ https://t.co/JWbZbDRK4s https://t.co/cYWdhxLZ3q

WATCH: If a group of Cambridge University scientists have their way, cricket fans might soon have to become accustomed to the sound of leather on bamboo https://t.co/yXBqmr1kJ1 https://t.co/IndmV2hMyH

ICYMI: Iraq's dervishes are attracting young worshippers in Basra looking for a different way to practice their faith https://t.co/L4R3QZMiCn

ICYMI: The Catholic Church has lost touch with the 'living reality' of LGBT+ people, said one of more than 100 German priests who are defying the Vatican by blessing same-sex couples https://t.co/6E8gvYyTYe

WATCH: Russian President Vladimir Putin, a judo black belt who has often showed off his sporting prowess, scored several goals in a game of ice hockey https://t.co/CAiEolmAgg https://t.co/Hq39LChHXG

WATCH: With tourists absent and school visits not happening because of restrictions, some of South Africa’s heritage attractions and cultural institutions can’t reopen https://t.co/LKDV3XfV34 https://t.co/XPmPbELxXZ

Zidane to leave Real Madrid at end of season -reports https://t.co/IHiQCg6cQI https://t.co/SKTjVIama9

WATCH: A look at some unusual vaccination centers as people around the world line up to get vaccinated https://t.co/Bty2tpuPR7

Soros buys stocks linked to Bill Hwang's Archegos collapse - Bloomberg News https://t.co/9iTtrhLUaa https://t.co/TPiVinVVJW

WATCH: Elon Musk asked his followers on Twitter ‘Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?,’ referring to dogecoin, a digital currency without any real world use, currently going for just 48 cents per digital coin https://t.co/A62zOMANYn https://t.co/bUFRoJGEgy

WATCH: Hoping to lure back tourists, Greece reopened its beaches with widely spaced sun loungers and regular disinfections https://t.co/lbF2H3XVGW https://t.co/J12HU5Nh7y

WATCH: Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey's star-studded TV series will feature stories about mental health and emotional well-being https://t.co/p2EcYqKc7f

WATCH: Italian archaeologists discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals in Grotta Guattari, the prehistoric caves near Rome https://t.co/k9ZmQQ0lzt https://t.co/0P6HpoaZjl

ICYMI: Drones lit up the sky in Russia ahead of World War Two Victory Day commemorations https://t.co/SXczXA8GIY

WATCH: Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would push ahead with plans for a second independence referendum after pro-independence parties won a majority in Scotland's parliament https://t.co/OCubljll8j https://t.co/S7HgYTIKsl

WATCH: Maskless revelers partied in Barcelona as a curfew ended in most of Spain, but others feared it was too soon to let go https://t.co/Q4BPBG7n3G https://t.co/fs4wShOwgd

WATCH: Shortly after being voted out of her leadership position in the House, Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney said she would continue to call out former President Donald Trump for his ‘lies’ https://t.co/VC81kNQzSJ https://t.co/FQADNeGEzF

WATCH: 'This is a grove of Atlantic Cedars... victims of saltwater inundation from rising seas due to climate change': Artist Maya Lin discusses planting a 'Ghost Forest' @MadSqParkNYC in New York https://t.co/y4qo8rpG2q https://t.co/DIniJFOqrU