Happy Friday! If you’ve had a rough week, take solace in the fact that you didn’t have to try explaining to your spouse why your net worth plunged $30 billion yesterday.

Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories

• President Joe Biden announced yesterday the counterterrorism mission conducted in Syria Wednesday night was successful in killing Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the top leader of ISIS. U.S. Special Operations opted for a special forces raid rather than an air strike to limit civilian casualties, but Biden claimed al-Qurayshi blew himself up, killing several members of his own family.

• The New York Times reported Thursday that U.S. intelligence officials claim to have uncovered a Russian plan to use faked video footage to create a pretext for invading Ukraine. The officials did not provide the Times any evidence of the plan, but said they hope to spoil it by publicizing it.

• Officials from the United Arab Emirates announced that its military intercepted three more drones entering its airspace on Wednesday, days after it intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.