Official says top leaders respond to ultimatum from PM and will approve series of measures, including scrapping new taxes and privatizing major companies

Tweet posts missive written in the style of Trump's 'don't be a fool' letter to Erdogan, claiming it was 'found in the archives'

Sonar images reveal Japanese carrier Akagi resting in nearly 18,000 feet of water, 77 years after its sinking

Anger, confusion over new levy thrives on social media in country, where smoking water pipes is a popular pastime

No word on whether conversation touched on Israeli jailed in Russia for drug offenses, whom officials believe is being held as leverage in order to free an imprisoned Russian

Prosecutors have a month to present their case to judges, who will then decide when to try the 14 people currently held in connection to the attacks that killed 130

Mikhail Fridman, who holds Israeli citizenship, attends pre-trial hearing over accusations he used methods 'typically used by the Russian mafia' to devalue firm he sought to buy

Tycoon, who is accused by Spain of trying to bankrupt takeover target, is a backer of Israel's Genesis Prize; has been flagged by the US over ties to Russian leaders