U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Saturday that Abdullah Makki Musleh al-Rifai (known as Abu Khadija), ISIS's global operations commander and second-in-command (deputy caliph), was killed in an airstrike on March 13 in Anbar province, western Iraq.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Ukrainian forces besieged in Russia's Kursk region to "surrender," after US President Donald Trump urged him to "preserve the lives" of Ukrainian soldiers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of leading a campaign to oust him, a charge Bar called a "serious accusation," as the two men continue to exchange insults.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he will not negotiate with his US counterpart Donald Trump while the latter issues threats, days after Trump said he sent a letter to Iran's highest authority urging Tehran to negotiate a nuclear agreement.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the arrest of Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York, would be followed by other arrests.

The White House has again threatened Iran, with Trump reiterating that Tehran can be dealt with either militarily or through a deal, in response to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who said on Saturday that his country would not enter into negotiations under the pressure of "bullying."

The Israeli occupation government prevented the entry of relief aid into Gaza at the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, and Arab countries considered the occupation's move as "blackmail and collective punishment."

The White House witnessed a sharp exchange between US President Donald Trump and his Vice President J.D. Vance, on the one hand, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other hand.

Fourteen years have passed since the passing of former Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, the founding leader of the National Vision movement and one of the most prominent Islamic political figures in Türkiye’s history.

Abdullah Ocalan, founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, issued a historic call on Thursday to dissolve the party and lay down his arms, stressing that he bears historical responsibility for this call.