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"Using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy" the foreign ministry said.

Iran said on Monday that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with Iranian authorities, after the US announced an effort to open the strait

Drone Force Aero also noted that the drone is equipped with a fiber-optic communication line
The UAE has strongly condemned the "targeting of a national tanker affiliated with ADNOC while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.” https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2026/4-may-11-the-uae-has-strongly-condemned-the-targeting-of

Wall Street dipped and oil prices jumped early on Monday on conflicting reports of a strike by Iran on a US Navy vessel outside the Strait of Hormuz. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2 per cent before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5 per cent. Nasdaq futures dipped 0.1 per cent. Oil prices initially jumped 5 per cent on the news that a US ship had been hit, but is now trading between 2 per cent and 3 per cent higher after the US military denied the

The aircraft purchases are part of a decade-long modernization plan to the tune of $118 billion, the government said.

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A couple in their late eighties have been found dead in a To Kwa Wan flat, prompting Hong Kong police to launch an investigation. A security guard at Lok Seen Lau, a residential block in Lok Man Sun Chuen estate on Kau Pui Lung Road, reported a strange smell coming from the flat at around 4.15pm. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and discovered the couple, an 89-year-old man and his 87-year-old wife, lying unresponsive on a bed. Both were certified dead at the scene. Officers are...
Dr. Andreas Krieg | Gulf Security Expert | Institute of Middle Eastern Studies: The UAE is a federation of 7 emirates - but under Mohammed bin Zayed, it has become increasingly Abu Dhabi-centric. Foreign policy, security & statecraft are all determined by the al-Nahyan. Everyone else falls in line. Abu Dhabi's strategic culture is Machiavellian, zero-sum & deterministic - rooted in Bedouin inland heritage, less commercially minded than the coastal emirates like Dubai.
Germany's Chancellor Merz: Jewish life belongs to Germany. Anyone who attacks Jewish life in Germany attacks our society and our democracy. Germany has a historic obligation to protect this life.

Six people have been killed and 24 others have been injured in a Russian attack on Merefa, including teenagers.
In a lengthy statement, Qassem accused Israel of systematically violating the ceasefire, claiming it had breached the agreement “more than ten thousand times.”
The Active Operations Department of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has received 57 drones worth nearly UAH 7 million from musicians of the band Kurhan & Agregat, purchased with proceeds from their European tour, HUR announced Monday on Telegram.

Italian prosecutors have opened an unlawful detention investigation following a raid by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Italian media reported on Monday. The probe was opened following complaints received over the detention last week of Spanish citizen Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who were on an Italian-flagged vessel. An Israeli court on Sunday extended for two days the detention of the two activists who were taken to Israel for questioning. The two were on a flotill

As the cost of the scheme blows out, the government has announced the full discount will be retained for another year, after which it will only apply to EVs costing less than $75,000 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor has opted to retain its electric vehicle discount in full for another year, as Australians rush to buy EVs amid soaring fuel costs linked to the Iran war. But the budget next Tuesday will include a number of “sensible changes” that wind back the sca
Mohammed Abdulmagied Seddiqi, CEO of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons (the UAE's leading luxury watch and fine jewelry retailer): People told us this country was safer than many in Europe during the crisis.

Amid the trade war with the United States, the last thing China needs is an economic confrontation with the European Union – Beijing’s major export destination. But with the EU seemingly determined to protect its market by introducing measures that many see as controversial, an economic stand-off appears inevitable. When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen blamed China last June for showing an “unwillingness to live within the constraints of the rules-based international system”,.

Greens compare Reform UK's detention centre pledge to racist 1960s Tory campaign slogan Imran Mulla on Mon, 05/04/2026 - 11:43 Nigel Farage’s party proposed to put detention centres housing illegal migrants in Green-voting areas Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (R) attends a press conference with the party's home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, in London on 18 November 2025 (AFP) Off Nigel Farage's Reform UK has been criticised for promising to build detention centres

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The radical left leader will seek presidency for the fourth time – despite previously vowing to stand aside Jean-Luc Mélenchon, France’s radical left leader, has confirmed he will run again for president next spring, saying it was urgent for the country to stand up against war being waged by the US and Israel in the Middle East. The 74-year-old veteran leader of La France Insoumise (LFI), announced in an interview with the French broadcaster TF1 that he would run for the presidency for the four
NEW: CENTCOM says two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels have safely transited Strait of Hormuz and are on their way.
One of the victims of the morning missile strike on Merefa, Kharkiv region, has died in the hospital.
Dr. Andreas Krieg | Gulf Security Expert | Institute of Middle Eastern Studies: The UAE is trying to regain control over its destiny - reviewing every relationship & assessing the utility of every multilateral membership to its own security. Abu Dhabi is a Machiavellian actor built purely around national interests - specifically Abu Dhabi's interests, not just the UAE's. Since 2020, there's been immense tension with Saudi Arabia in OPEC over oil quotas. Abu Dhabi hasn't comp

Military officials noted that the army is working closely with farmers and local communities to facilitate seasonal fieldwork amid the setup of minefields and defensive lines
WATCH: Hezbollah FPV drones hit 2 Israeli Namer APCs, a Merkava Mk.4M tank, and an M113 at IDF staging areas in Lebanon. Some Israeli units have started camouflaging vehicles, but mostly in a basic/limited way and not consistently.

He's spent more than two decades documenting the realities of war, including years working alongside US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. But photographer Peter van Agtmael's work goes beyond the battlefield. He's equally interested in how those wars echo back home, and that's the focus of his photo book "Look at the U.S.A.: A Diary of War and Home". By pairing images of conflict with jarring snapshots of everyday American life in the post-9/11 era, he draws a stark connection between distant co

Ilya Ivanov specified that it is not just a matter of quantitative but also qualitative superiority

US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports," US Central Command said in a post on X.

A green group has spotted people landing on an uninhabited island in the southern Hong Kong waters known to be a regular breeding site for a seabird species during mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week” holiday, which coincides with its breeding season. Terns, known as “sea swallows”, are seabirds with typically white or light grey streamlined bodies, long pointed bills and forked tails. While about 40 tern species exist globally, one-third of them, or 12, have been recorded in Hong Kong....

Discussing alternatives to the Alliance has long been taboo. That changed in 2026.

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Austria declared three Russian diplomats personae non gratae over an “antenna forest” on the roofs of diplomatic buildings that could be used for spying, the government said on Monday. Numerous satellite dishes placed on buildings used by the Russian state in Vienna, particularly a residential complex for diplomatic staff, have long attracted the attention of Austria’s main domestic intelligence service, which has warned for years they could be used to intercept other states’ satellite...
BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire. Nabih Berri's comments, made as Israeli forces ordered residents out of four more villages in southern Lebanon, underline challenges facing U.S. efforts to forge peace between the states which held rare, face-to-face talks l

Back in March, Lebanon was pulled back into conflict amid escalating regional tensions linked to Iran, as Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel. Israel responded with waves of airstrikes and later ground operations in the south, displacing hundreds of thousands. While early exchanges relied on rockets and mortars, Hezbollah has since shifted tactics, with analysts pointing to an increased use of fibre optic drones that can evade Israeli jamming systems. A US-brokered ceasefire came into effect i

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran targets UAE tanker - The United Arab Emirates said Iran fired two drones at a tanker affiliated with its state oil company ADNOC in the Strait of Hormuz, condemning the attack. "Targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps," the foreign ministry said, adding there were no injuries. - Iran media says missiles fired at US f

Internal splits over defence spending are widening within Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang, ahead of this year’s local elections. The party is facing growing pressure from the United States over its response to a proposed NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence budget put forward by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to fund the purchase of arms from the US and the development of domestic weapons. Washington’s de facto ambassador in Taipei, Raymond Greene, last week..

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Berlin police plan to introduce strict general orders regarding Soviet memorials for the period of May 8 and 9.
Armenia's PM Pashinyan: Now we have peace with Azerbaijan. It is already two years that we have had no casualties… unprecedented since our independence. This is the first time when the President of Azerbaijan is participating in an event taking place in Armenia… but online... Hopefully, I will have the opportunity to visit Azerbaijan in 2028.