Following an incident at the Tel Hashomer army base, employees at the Defense Ministry will not take public phone calls between 9 and 10 am as part of an overall protest, Israeli media reported Monday morning.

Executive Editor of the Washington Post Sally Buzbee, the first woman to lead the newspaper's newsroom, has stepped down from her role, the publication said on Sunday.Matt Murray, ex Editor in Chief of the Wall Street Journal, will replace her  until the November 2024 presidential election, and will then be followed by Robert  Winnett of the Telegraph Media Group, who will become the newspaper's editor, the Washington Post said in a post on its website.

Afghan police successfully rescued four kidnapped children in separate operations in Faryab province and Kabul, officials reported on Sunday. The first operation took place on Saturday evening in Maimana, the capital of Faryab, where security forces freed two children, aged 11 and 12. Provincial director for the Information and Culture Department, Shamsudin Mohammadi, confirmed the arrest of four suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction.Earlier on Saturday morning, a similar operation unfolded in Kabul, where police rescued two children of a local businessman. Khalid Zadran, Kabul police spokesman, stated that one kidnapper was apprehended during the operation. Zadran added that efforts are ongoing to capture the remaining accomplice who is still at large.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Sweden's acting chargé d'affaires on Saturday to protest what it called "baseless and biased" accusations against Tehran. According to the official news agency IRNA, Iranian officials expressed strong disapproval of remarks made by a Swedish official in Stockholm.The ministry claimed these comments were based on disinformation and "under Israel's influence."The controversy arose after Daniel Stenling, head of counterintelligence at the Swedish Security Service, accused the Iranian government on Thursday of "using criminal networks within Sweden" to target Israeli or Jewish interests in the country. These allegations have heightened diplomatic tensions between the two nations.During the meeting with the Swedish envoy, Iranian representatives emphasized their discontent with the allegations, insisting that they were unfounded and unfairly influenced by external factors.