Iran's military said Monday that U.S. forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Washington would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway. "We warn that any foreign armed force -- especially the aggressive U.S. military -- i»»»

Doha, Qatar: The new Board of Directors of Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) held its first meeting at the company’s headquarters, chaired by Minister of Transport, H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani, and attended by board members including Dr. Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, »»»

Yerevan: French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States and Iran Monday, May 4, 2026, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a "coordinated" way, as the US military pressed ahead with a mission to escort ships out of the waterway. "What we want above all is a coordinated reopening by the Unite»»»

Manila: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar at 2:09 pm (0609 GMT) on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake hit at a depth of 73.3 kilometres (45 miles), about nine kilometres from the province's coastal town of San Julian. A local police of»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Hamad Aquatic Centre in Aspire Zone buzzed with excitement as the Vortex International Swimming Championship 2026 drew to a successful close, showcasing talent and competitive spirit from April 30 to May 2. Organised by Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) in collaboration with the Qatar S»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has concluded its thyroid cancer awareness campaign, which ran throughout April as part of its ongoing efforts to raise community awareness and highlight the importance of prevention and early detection as essential pillars in reducing incidence rates and imp»»»

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar at 2.09 pm (0609 GMT) on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake hit at a depth of 73.3 kilometres (45 miles), about nine kilometres from the province's coastal town of»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has won Gold at the iF Design Award 2026 in the Interior Architecture – Trade Fairs / Temporary Exhibitions category, joining a select group of globally recognised design projects. The pavilion was chosen from more than 11,000 entries worldwide, with o»»»

Cuba condemns new US sanctions as 'illegal' and 'abusive' 2 days agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOttilie Mitchell Watch: Cubans march on May Day in Havana amid fresh US sanctions Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has condemned a new wave of US sanctions on the country as "illegal and abu»»»

Jury convicts former Florida congressman in Venezuela lobbying case 16 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMadeline Halpert Getty ImagesRivera served in Congress from 2011 to 2013 A jury on Friday found former Florida Congressman David Rivera guilty of conspiracy, failing to register as a f»»»

The Ministry of Finance (MF) attracted, in April, RON 874.5mn and EUR 207mn (values totaling over RON 1.9bn – EUR 378.7mn), through the fourth offer for selling government bonds dedicated to the retail investors (FIDELIS) held this year through Bucharest Stock Exchange’s (BVB) systems. The offer wa»»»

* Political instability is already starting to be included in the cost of financing, FinMin warsn though. Romanian Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare announced on Thursday that Romania’s budget deficit reached 1% of GDP in the first quarter of 2026, down significantly from 2.3% in the same period in»»»

* The Supreme Court of Bulgaria has dismissed all claims brought by Euroins Romania’s liquidator and has definitively confirmed the legality and validity of the reinsurance contract with EIG Re. CITR, acting as the judicial liquidator of Euroins România, considers it necessary to provide several es»»»

Banca Comerciala Romana Group posted 602 million lei in net profit in the first quarter of the year, down by almost 19% compared with the same period last year, when it reported a net profit of 742 million lei, according to a press release from the bank on Thursday.The operating result reached 1.04»»»

Exim Banca Romaneasca, in its capacity as Romania’s Export Credit Agency (ECA), and Bank Pivdenny of Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under the InvestEU Export Credit Pilot, an initiative of the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) aimed at supporting European»»»

Banca Transilvania will distribute dividends worth 1.4 billion lei, representing approximately 34% of its 2025 net profit, which reached nearly 4.1 billion lei, the bank announced on last Tuesday. The gross dividend per share is 1.2840240875 lei, with a yield of about 3.6%. The dividend payment dat»»»

YEREVAN: French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States and Iran Monday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a “coordinated” way, as the US military pressed ahead with a mission to escort ships out of the waterway. “What we want above all is a coordinated reopening by the United States and I»»»

SYDNEY: An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival near Australia’s Bondi Beach heard Monday that Sydney’s Jewish community feared “catastrophe” was coming as antisemitic attacks rose.The federal royal commission — the highest level of government inquiry — was called to»»»

Moscow: The Russian Defense Ministry announced Monday, May 4, 2026, that its air defense systems destroyed 117 Ukrainian drones overnight over the territory of several provinces. The Ministry said in a statement that on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 117 Ukrainian drones over the terri»»»

Oakland, United States: Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI's co-founders will testify Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world's richest man against the creators of ChatGPT. Musk is seeking to force his rivals in artificial intelligence»»»

On May 4, 2000, the ILOVEYOU or Love Bug virus crashed computers around the world. 1 of 6 | Computer costumes draw stares October 31, 2000, during the annual New York City Halloween Parade. On May 4, 2000, the "I Love You" virus crashed computers around the world. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | »»»

Dubai: As Tamil Nadu’s 2026 Assembly election counting unfolds, Tamil actor Thalapathy Vijay has emerged as the central figure in a rapidly evolving narrative that goes beyond electoral numbers. Early trends showing a strong debut for his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), have been accompanied»»»

The Tisza Party and the Mayor’s Office led by Gergely Karácsony have reached an agreement, as a result of which the “Thank you! System-closing joy concert” will not be held on Friday, but rather on May 9 from 1 p.m. “In coordination with Tisza, we will hold the ‘Thank you!’ system-closing event on »»»

Last year, 92.7 million people in EU (20.9% of community population) were exposed to the povery risk or social exclusion, a drop by 600,000 people against 2004, when 93.3 million people, or 21% of EU population were exposed to the poverty risk or social exclusion, according to data released by Euro»»»

The consolidated general government budget deficit rose by nearly 1.99% in March 2026, up to 706 million lei, from 692.2 million lei in the previous month, according to the data publlished on the site of the Ministry of Finances (MF).Arrears over 90 days old remained at 172.5 million lei, similar t»»»

Several hundred people gathered on Sunday evening in Victory Square, in Bucharest, to show their support for Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, just two days before Parliament was set to vote on the motion of no confidence against the Government. A large-scale rally also took place in Oradea. The protest»»»

Romania recovered almost 351 million euro from the sums initially suspended associated to the payment request no.3 of PNRR but it loses almost 450 million euros due to the delayed, incomplete or done poorly reforms, announced on Friday the minister for investments and European projects, Dragos Pisl»»»

The motion of censure entitled “STOP the “Bolojan Plan” to destroy the economy, impoverish the population and fraudulently sell state assets”, submitted by the parliamentary groups of PSD, AUR and PACE – Romania First, was presented on Wednesday in the reunified plenary of Parliament. Neither Ilie »»»

* The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) will declassify five thousand diplomatic files from the early 1990s, covering topics such as the first free elections, the Miner Riots, King Michael’s historic visit, and German reunification. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put forward for public consult»»»

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, stated that Romania has reported to the NATO Security Council the incidents related to Russian drones that entered the territory of our country."We had an intervention in the United Nations Security Council - there was a conversation hosted by Bahrain on »»»

The tally of injured from a shooting at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City is expected to rise beyond the 10 taken to hospital by rescuers, police ⁠said on Monday, as ⁠others among the victims make their own way to seek treatment. No suspects were in custody ⁠following the shooting just after 9 p»»»

Sydney: An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival near Australia's Bondi Beach heard Monday that Sydney's Jewish community feared "catastrophe" was coming as antisemitic attacks rose. The federal royal commission -- the highest level of government inquiry -- was called»»»

Doha, Qatar: Within the framework of enhancing financial transparency and promoting joint investment, the State of Qatar and the Republic of Austria signed an amendment to certain provisions of the agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to ta»»»

Sydney: Australia will launch their preparations for the World Cup in earnest this week with coach Tony Popovic and eight players heading to Florida for a training camp. Leicester City's Harry Souttar and fellow defender Hayden Matthews of Championship side Portsmouth are among the players flying t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to providing comprehensive and unified religious guidance to Qatari pilgrims, as part of its preparations for the upcoming Hajj season 2026. Head of the Religious Guidance Unit at the Qatari Hajj Mission, Sheikh Dr»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, partnered with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) to mark a significant step toward fostering innovation and talent development. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday to establish the QNB »»»

DUBAI: UAE ADNOC CEO ​Sultan al Jaber said on Monday the country’s decision to reposition ‌itself within ‌the ​global ‌energy ⁠landscape ​and exit ⁠OPEC and OPEC+ was not directed against anyone. The move ⁠serves UAE’s ‌national ‌interests ​and ‌long-term strategic objectives, ‌Al Jaber said, givin»»»

Authorities have arrested 11 suspects following a deadly brawl at Nigrita Prison in northern Greece on Sunday that left two inmates dead. Police said officers recovered several objects during a raid after the incident, including makeshift knives and wooden planks. Sources identified two main suspec»»»

The Military Medical Academy (MMA) has acquired new high-spec equipment which expands its capacity to carry out air medical evacuation of critically ill and injured patients, the hospital's press centre said. Five complete sets have been purchased, including vital signs monitors, ventilators, infus»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has unveiled the official mascot, ‘Washeq’, as it confirmed full readiness to host the 4th GCC Games – Doha 2026, with all preparations completed ahead of the event scheduled from May 11 to 22. The announcement was made yesterday during a press conference at Al Wajba Hall at the »»»

Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it will begin supporting "Project Freedom" starting Monday, May 4, 2026, to help merchant vessels get through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, CENTCOM explained that its forces, under the direction of US President Donald Trump, will s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The net profit of the companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) reached QR12.763bn in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, compared to QR13.198bn for the same period in last year showing a decline of 3.29 percent. This real estate, insurance and telecom sectors witnessed an in»»»

Peter Hutchison Cardiff: United Kingdom, May 4, 2026 (AFP) -Wales -- the cradle of Britain's revered National Health Service and a former industrial powerhouse -- has been a Labour Party stronghold for well over a century. But that is set to end in crunch polls Thursday as impatient Britons abandon»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s decision to exit OPEC and OPEC+ was not taken as a standalone energy move, but forms part of a wider push to reshape the country’s industrial base, deepen economic resilience and give policymakers more flexibility in global energy markets, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said at the o»»»

Iran warned the US Navy against entering the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement from the unified command of Iran's armed ⁠forces reported by state media, ⁠after the US announced it would start an effort on ⁠Monday to free ships stranded in the waterway. "We have repeatedly said the security»»»

Four Greek thermal satellites have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking a key step in strengthening the country’s wildfire monitoring and climate resilience capabilities. The satellites are part of Greece’s National Micro-Satellite»»»