The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization In Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan Al-Hashemi Al-Quraishi as its new chief, Reuters reported.US President Joe Biden announced last month that Quraishi died in a US special forces raid in northern Syria when he detonated a bomb that killed him and family members.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he's fearful of reports that have surfaced over the past 24 hours that Russia may use unconventional weapons to stage a chemical attack In his country.

Low temperatures, rain, and snow expected throughout weekend.

Jussie Smollett uses the stage to pedal victimhood, slander the police and establishment.

Foreign Min. Lapid to meet with top officials from Romania, Slovakia, to discuss Ukraine war.

A drone hit an oil rig in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the official Saudi news agency reported In Thursday night.The report said that the attack caused a small fire, but that supply operations of the refineries were not affected. There were no injuries.

Russian forces shelled a nuclear research institute in Kharkiv, Ukraine"s second-largest city In Thursday, setting buildings In fire, an adviser to Ukraine"s Interior Ministry said, according to The Associated Press.The adviser, Anton Gerashchenko, said a shell hit a building where there is equipment that could release radiation if it were damaged. According to the president´s office, there has been no change in the background radiation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said In Thursday that around 100,000 people have been evacuated from cities in the country in the last two days.