Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.

In the fall, an officer from Iran’s Quds Force met with Agil Aslanov, a drug trafficker from Georgia, according to Western and Middle Eastern security officials.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Top Ten — a curated roundup of the most important updates, insights, and highlights.

Passover has always been one of my favorite holidays. As we gather tomorrow night with family and friends to share the story of the Exodus from Egypt, its message of freedom and challenging an unjust tyrant resonates even more today.