Majority of Russians Want Western Companies to Return, Survey Finds
MOSCOW — A majority of Russians want Western companies to return to the country, according to a survey released Monday by the Group 7/89 research company. The poll found that 56% of respondents expres...
Italy Opens Investigation Into Detention of Nationals by Israel
ROME — Italy has launched a formal investigation into the detention of Italian nationals by Israeli forces following the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters off the coast...
Rally in Paris Honors Slain Lebanese Journalists
PARIS (AP) — A gathering of mourners and activists took place in Paris on Sunday to honor Lebanese journalists who were killed in the line of duty. The event, organized by Qassem Hassan, drew particip...
Shopify Shares Fall 7% on Weak Guidance Despite Q1 Earnings Beat
OTTAWA — Shopify Inc. shares dropped 7% in early trading Tuesday after the e-commerce platform reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations but provided a cautious outlook for th...
UAE Airspace Authority Announces Partial Closure of Flight Information Region
ABU DHABI (AP) — The United Arab Emirates airspace authority announced a partial closure of the Emirates Flight Information Region on Monday, restricting air traffic to specific arrival routes for des...
Microsoft Warns U.S. Firms of Sophisticated Phishing Campaign
Microsoft issued an alert Monday warning U.S. organizations about a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting employees with fake code of conduct reviews. The campaign utilizes legitimate email delive...
Huntress Expands Global Channel Ecosystem with Four New Distribution Partners
LONDON (May 5, 2026) — Huntress, a provider of endpoint detection and response solutions, announced a significant expansion of its global channel ecosystem on Monday, adding four new distribution part...
Bank of America upgrades Ulta Beauty stock to Buy
NEW YORK — Bank of America upgraded its rating on Ulta Beauty Inc. stock from Neutral to Buy on Monday, citing the retailer's status as a high-quality compounder. The move marks a significant shift in...
UAE Ministry of Defense Confirms Aerial Threat Interception After Sonic Booms
ABU DHABI (AP) — The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense confirmed Monday that loud sonic booms heard across the country were the result of a successful military interception of aerial threats. ...
U.S. Stock Valuations Reach Dot-Com Bubble Levels Amid AI Rally
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock market valuations have climbed to levels not seen since the dot-com bubble of 1999, driven by surging investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and mega-cap technology...
Palantir Shares Drop Following First-Quarter Earnings Report
NEW YORK — Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. declined on Tuesday following the software developer's first-quarter earnings report, as investors reacted to the company's financial results. The stoc...
Global Oil Prices Drop Following US Announcement of Project Freedom
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2026) — Global oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday after the United States government announced the launch of a new energy initiative dubbed Project Freedom. The announcement, made f...
Lebanon Health Ministry Reports 17 Dead in Latest 24-Hour Toll
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported 17 people killed and 35 wounded in the past 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 2,696 since the current round of fighting began. The minis...
Google patches critical Android vulnerability allowing remote code execution
Google has released a security patch to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Android operating system, affecting the adbd daemon within the System component. The update, issue...
Google Adjusts Android, Chrome Bug Bounty Program to Prioritize Complex Exploits
SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced a significant restructuring of its Android and Chrome vulnerability rewards programs on Monday, introducing a tiered payout system that offers bounties of up to $1.5 m...
Motley Fool Analyst Buys York Water Stock Citing Historic Dividend Record
PHILADELPHIA — Sean Williams, a senior analyst at The Motley Fool, disclosed a new position in York Water Co. (YORW) on Monday, citing the utility company's status as the longest-running dividend paye...
Israeli Court Denies Release of Gaza Flotilla Volunteers Abducted at Sea
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court ruled Monday that two volunteers aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla will not be released following their detention in international waters, rejecting arguments that the...
Delhi Police Dismantle Interstate Cyber Fraud Syndicate, Arrest Five from Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI — Delhi Police arrested five individuals from Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar on Monday, dismantling an interstate cyber fraud syndicate that supplied mule bank accounts to facilitate online...
European Stocks Set for Lower Open Amid Escalating Iran Conflict Concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors react to escalating tensions in the Middle East, with fears that a fragile ceasefire between the United States and...
Death toll from Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Merefa rises to 36
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine — The number of people killed in a Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa has risen to 36, regional authorities announced Monday. The strike, which targeted a civilian ar...
Microsoft Discloses Global Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users
Microsoft disclosed a sophisticated global phishing campaign that compromised authentication tokens from more than 35,000 users across 26 countries. The technology giant announced the breach on Tuesda...
Asian Stocks Slide as Gulf Tensions Spike Oil Prices
TOKYO — Asian stock markets were set to fall on Tuesday as escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove oil prices higher, raising fresh concerns about global energy costs and inflation. The ben...
North Korea-aligned group targets ethnic Koreans in China via gaming platform breach
SEOUL — A North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft compromised a video game platform to deploy malware targeting ethnic Koreans residing in China, cybersecurity officials c...
Threat Actors Exploit Critical Vulnerabilities in Chinese CMS Platforms
BEIJING — Cybersecurity researchers have identified a coordinated campaign by threat actors exploiting critical-severity vulnerabilities in two widely used content management systems to execute arbitr...
U.S. Stocks Climb on Corporate Profits, AI Growth Despite Global Tensions
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market extended its rally on Monday, driven by robust corporate earnings and the artificial intelligence boom, even as geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty persist....
Hezbollah Chief Vows Resistance Against Israeli Plots in Lebanon
BEIRUT, May 4 (AP) — Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem declared Monday that Israeli plots against Lebanon will never materialize, asserting that the nation remains neither weak nor under ...
WhatsApp Addresses Two Security Vulnerabilities in Global Patch
WhatsApp on Monday disclosed two medium-impact security vulnerabilities affecting its messaging platform, addressing issues related to file spoofing and arbitrary URL scheme handling. The Meta-owned s...
Iran's Qolqoleh Gold Mine Reaches 500kg Annual Output Amid Sanctions
SAQQEZ, Iran — The Qolqoleh gold mine in western Iran has reached an annual production capacity of 500 kilograms of gold, marking a significant milestone for the Kurdistan Gold Mines Development Compa...
Sri Lanka Deputy Minister Says $2.5 Million Fund Diversion Unlikely to Trigger Debt Default
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A USD 2.5 million diversion of Treasury funds in Sri Lanka is unlikely to be classified as a technical debt default by international creditors, Deputy Minister of Finance Ani...
Indonesia Police Arrest Interpol Red Notice Suspect at Jakarta Airport
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian National Police (Polri) arrested a suspect listed on an Interpol Red Notice for alleged cross-border online fraud on Monday at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in T...