The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum. Prosecutors disclosed the decision in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the museum last May. The charges against Rodriguez include a hate crime resulting in death. The indictment also includes notice of special findings, which allows prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.

A burst of gunfire rang out in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs. Officials said no one was hurt. It was not immediately clear who fired the shots late Wednesday or why. The gunfire erupted as Philippine authorities tried to arrest Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, a former national police chief who enforced former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug efforts in which thousands of mostly petty suspects were killed from 2016 to 2018.

Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2026. There are 232 days left in the year.

Israeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza. The measure passed 93-0 on Monday, reflecting widespread support for punishing those found responsible for what was the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. Rights groups have criticized the measure, saying it makes the death penalty too easy to impose while also doing away with procedures safeguarding the right to a fair trial. Defendants can appeal their sentences but the appeals also have to be heard by a separate special appeals court.

Three Western intelligence officials from different countries have told The Associated Press that a campaign of targeted killings they blame on Russia has ramped up since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. While Russian officials have long been accused of silencing the country’s enemies abroad, the officials say this campaign is different. The officials say Russia’s security services are now being more brazen in their choice of targets, going after Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. Western officials see the campaign as connected to Russia’s broader efforts to undermine European countries that support Ukraine.