Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the opposition of evading responsibility in a statement on the investigation into the Istanbul mayor's office. "We have no time for such political spectacles," the head of state said.

In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a 55-year-old Muslim man, Muhammad Sharif, was brutally beaten to death by a group of radical Hindus. They beat him up for refusing to participate in the Hindu festival of Holi. The murder occurred on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, when Sharif was on his way to the market to do some shopping. According to the deceased's son-in-law, Muhammad Minaja, a group of children first tried to paint Sharif, but he refused. Soon, adults intervened and began beating him up. The victim's family has filed a complaint against the four Hindus, but the police are trying to portray the incident as a heart attack.

The White House chief of staff said the department was ineffective, and billions of dollars in investment had not yielded the expected results. Education policy would now be left to state and local governments.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the pardon of 321 citizens held in the country's penitentiaries and instructed the heads of law enforcement agencies to organize the timely return of the pardoned individuals to their families.

British intelligence has released the latest figures on the huge losses suffered by Russian troops in the war in Ukraine, which it says are the highest since World War II.

After a lull in recent months, Hamas' armed wing has launched a rocket attack on Tel Aviv, reportedly in response to Israeli military operations against civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's incursion into southern Syria is a sign of its ongoing water ambitions. Reports indicate that the Zionist regime now controls 40 percent of the combined water resources of Syria and Jordan. For example, after capturing the Al-Wahda Dam in the Yarmuk Basin in December, Israeli forces moved towards the Al-Mantara Dam.

A bill that would restrict religious symbols, including the hijab, worn by Muslim women at sporting events has been debated in the French parliament. The decision has sparked a major public debate and has been sharply criticized by human rights activists and representatives of the Muslim community.

Iran is expected to issue an official response soon to US President Donald Trump's letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran will not negotiate under pressure or threats.

Several people, including seven women and two children, were killed in US airstrikes on several provinces in Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, overnight. Despite the heavy bombardment, the Houthis said they would continue to harass Israeli and US ships in the Red Sea.