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The messages sent directly to U.S. troops showed a new capability for the Handala hacking group, which has become more sophisticated and bold. The post Iran-linked hackers sent menacing texts to U.S. service members appeared first on Task & Purpose.

From Hormuz to Panama, the South China Sea to the Black Sea, geopolitics is rewriting the rules of global shipping.

Vadim Moshkovich is the first Forbes-listed billionaire to be arrested after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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According to UNHCR spokesperson Carlotta Wolf, people in dire need are receiving things that are ready later than when needed,

President Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv is building a system against Russia's shadow grain fleet modeled on its work against the shadow oil fleet, with sharper sanctions coordination with partners coming in May.

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US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, with peace talks between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. Iran delivered the text of the proposal to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, the IRNA news agency reported, without offering details as to its contents. "At this moment I'm not satisfied with what they're offering," Trump told reporters, laying blame for the stalled talks with Iran due to "tremendous discord"

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Lebanese President met with US Ambassador to discuss ceasefire developments Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with US Ambassador Michel Issa on Friday to discuss developments related to the ceasefire agreement with Israel, Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported. The meeting comes in preparation of further talks in Washington, according to the report. NNA reported that Aoun thanked the US ambassador for fostering stability in Lebanon. The Israeli military has persisted with strikes
Belarus will not go to war with Ukraine. As for a possible Russian advance from Belarusian territory, there will be no rapid breakthrough like in 2022. Strong Defense Forces units with significant drone capabilities are now deployed in those directions.
Prof. Charles Kupchan | Trans-Atlantic Relations Expert | Council on Foreign Relations: In the shift from the industrial to the digital era, automation has hollowed out the middle class - leaving working Americans behind in a globalized economy. They're angry & ripe for someone like Trump. This is the new politics of the West - driven by socioeconomic disruption, the erosion of the political center & lost faith in democratic institutions. This change came sharply to America

Russia is set to recruit 18,500 foreign nationals into its armed forces in 2026 amid losses in the war against Ukraine.

A train hit a car in Indonesia on Friday, killing four people including two children, police said, days after another deadly train crash outside the capital Jakarta. The driver of the car involved in the collision in Central Java province did not see the oncoming train on a level crossing due to thick fog, local traffic officer Eko Ari Kisworo said in a statement issued by the police. The train then collided with the car, which carried nine people and was flung about 20m (66 ft) before hitting a

Iran and the United States held a single round of talks against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire following nearly 40 days of war.

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Considerable attention has been paid to the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but analysts have arguably overlooked a more immediate danger facing the Ryukyu Island chain.

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Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, has said that he believes the goal of creating the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities of Ukraine has been achieved and that it has become an effective political tool.

US criticises allies over failure to stop Gaza aid flotilla The United States has criticised its allies for failing to stop a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that was raided and seized by Israeli naval forces earlier this week. US Department of State spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Thursday described the flotilla as a “baseless, counterproductive stunt”. He said Washington expects allies to "take decisive action", including denying port access, docking, departure and refuelling to vessels involved in

Kenya will temporarily waive fuel quality standards in response to shortages due to the war in the Middle East.

Mali is facing its most serious security challenge in years as jihadist fighters and Tuareg separatists launch coordinated attacks and tighten a blockade around the capital, Bamako, increasing pressure on the country’s military rulers. The latest escalation, however, raises fresh questions about the strength of the alliance between the two groups.

Turning to the impact of the Middle East conflict on oil markets, global prices eased slightly on Friday after surging to a four-year high of over $126 per barrel the previous day, driven by fears that a prolonged war with Iran could worsen supply shortages. In related developments, the United Arab Emirates is set to formally exit OPEC, a неожиданное move that could disrupt the region’s economic balance. Head of Middle East Energy & OPEC and Insights at KPLER, Amena Bakr, shares her insights.
On the night of May 1, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Tuapse and Perm oil refineries in Russia, a Buk-M3 air defense system in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, and warehouses belonging to Russian forces.

The 'Badr 2026 tactical manoeuvres' in the Sinai Peninsula featured army units, special forces, fighter jets, and tanks.

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The Italian PM’s response to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza reflects not moral conviction, but political calculation.
Since the beginning of 2026, Russia’s losses from Ukrainian long-range sanctions against its oil industry and refining have amounted to at least $7 billion, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

A dozen members of the French navy scour screens for blinking lights indicating movement thousands of kilometres away near the Strait of Hormuz. Since the start of the Iran war in late February, staff at a maritime security centre in western France have been helping merchant ships trapped in the Gulf.

The need for the United States to start offloading some of its global responsibilities did not begin with Donald Trump. More than a decade ago, when working as a journalist and graduate student, I heard from political scientists and other observers of US foreign relations that allies would, at some point, need to rely less on Washington and start boosting their own defence budgets; this was particularly true of America’s European and East Asian allies, facing US adversaries in Russia and...
Prof. Charles Kupchan | Trans-Atlantic Relations Expert | Council on Foreign Relations: Trump has created an existential moment for NATO & the US-European partnership - one that's feared it may not survive his era. My best guess is it will. The US & Europe remain each other's best partners. Congress is still strongly supportive - both Republicans & Democrats. The American public still supports NATO. But Trump talks openly about withdrawing. He's angry that Europeans a
NEW: Ukraine says it hit multiple Sukhoi Su-57 jets and a Sukhoi Su-34 about 1,700 km from the border. Damage is still being assessed.
Prof. Charles Kupchan | Trans-Atlantic Relations Expert | Council on Foreign Relations: Many Europeans are in shock - not knowing if Trump is a passing detour or the new normal. This is an inflection point. Some Europeans & Americans say it's the beginning of the end of the Atlantic relationship. Others say it's a detour & the two sides will come together again when Trump leaves. We don't know. But this is the most fragile, uncertain moment in the Atlantic relationshi

Despite plans to go from zero to four nuclear power plants by 2050, Kazakhstan’s strategy comes with significant challenges.
LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - A man who last year tried to enter Israel's London embassy armed with two knives and carrying a "martyrdom note" was on Friday convicted in a London court of preparing an act of terrorism. Abdullah Albadri, 34, a failed asylum seeker from Kuwait, attempted to breach the embassy's perimeter in April 2025 because he wanted to send a message about "the killing of children", prosecutors said at his trial this month.

WADA announced 291 individual Russian athletes punished, with 11 of them sanctioned twice for separate violations.

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran open to US talks: judiciary chief - Iran's judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on Friday said Tehran was open to talks with the United States but would not accept what he called policy "imposition" under threats. "The Islamic Republic has never shied away from negotiations... but we certainly do not accept imposition," Ejei said in a video carried by the judiciary's Mizan Online website. - Air defences activated in Tehran -