EU Maintains Sanctions on Iran Pending Fundamental Change
BRUSSELS — The European Union will not lift sanctions on Iran until the country demonstrates fundamental change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Monday. Von der Leyen mad...
UAE Ports Outside Strait of Hormuz Remain Operational
ABU DHABI, April 28 (AP) — The United Arab Emirates maintains major maritime infrastructure outside the Strait of Hormuz, with the ports of Fujairah and Khor Fakkan continuing operations as key energy...
Bahrain Sentences Five to Life Over Alleged Terror Plot
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced five individuals to life imprisonment on charges of plotting terrorist acts and photographing vital facilities for Iran, a move that undersc...
cPanel Issues Critical Security Patch; Namecheap Restricts Access
SAN FRANCISCO — cPanel released emergency security updates Tuesday to address a critical authentication vulnerability in its control panel software, prompting hosting provider Namecheap to block speci...
Two Haredi Men Stabbed Outside London Synagogue
LONDON (AP) — Two Haredi Jewish men were stabbed outside a synagogue in Golders Green, north London, on Tuesday, in an attack that left them injured and prompted a swift response from community volunt...
Iranian Parliament Spokesman Claims Oil Sold at Double Contracted Price
TEHRAN, April 29 (AP) — Iran is selling its crude oil at twice the contracted price, a spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's Planning and Budget Committee announced Wednesday, citing the move as evid...
Activists in Rota Protest Military Base Use in West Asia Conflicts
ROTA, Spain — Activists gathered in the southern Spanish town of Rota on Monday to protest the use of local military bases in conflicts across West Asia. The demonstration, which took place near the U...
Moscow Shares U.S. Military Data with Tehran in Middle East
BEIRUT — Moscow has provided Tehran with detailed information regarding United States military assets deployed in the Middle East, including the locations of warships and aircraft, U.S. officials conf...
Trump Greets King Charles at White House During Historic State Visit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House on Monday for the first official state visit by a British monarch in nea...
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Critical Windows Vulnerability Amid Zero-Day Attacks
WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive Tuesday ordering all U.S. federal agencies to immediately patch a critical Windows vulnerability ...
CBI investigates Rs 10 crore 'digital arrest' scam targeting Delhi retiree
NEW DELHI — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a probe into a Rs 10 crore cyber fraud case involving a retired engineer in Delhi, marking one of the largest digital scams uncovered...
Hezbollah Suicide Bomber Destroys Israeli Tank in Lebanon's Qanater
QANATER, Lebanon — A suicide bomber affiliated with Hezbollah destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank in the central square of Qanater town on Monday, escalating tensions along the border region. The attack...
Critical Security Flaws Discovered in OpenEMR Medical Records Platform
A security audit has uncovered 38 vulnerabilities in the OpenEMR open-source electronic medical records platform, including critical issues that could allow attackers to steal patient data or manipula...
UAE Exits OPEC as Tech Stocks Slide on OpenAI Miss
DUBAI — United Arab Emirates announced its departure from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Monday, a move that sent shockwaves through global energy markets even as U.S. stocks...
Indian Fashion and Garment Firms Eye IPOs Amid Global Economic Uncertainty
NEW DELHI — Major Indian fashion companies, garment exporters, and jewellers are preparing to launch initial public offerings on the Indian stock market, betting on sector growth despite prevailing gl...
Iranian Military Divides Control of Strait of Hormuz Between Army and Guard Corps
TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s military has formally divided operational control of the Strait of Hormuz between its regular army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with the Guard Corps assuming command...
Google and Mozilla Release Critical Security Updates for Chrome and Firefox
SAN FRANCISCO — Google and Mozilla released urgent security updates Tuesday for their flagship web browsers, addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrar...
Ukrainian Forces Strike Russian Missile Storage Site in Crimea
SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES — Ukrainian special operation forces launched a drone attack on a Russian storage facility for Iskander ballistic missile systems in temporarily occupied Crimea early Monday, ...
Trump Claims Iran Informs U.S. of State Collapse
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump stated Monday that Iran has officially informed the United States that its government is in a state of collapse, marking a significant escalation in diplomat...
JNIM Spokesman Declares Total Siege on Bamako, Warns Civilians
BAMAKO, Mali — A spokesman for the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) announced on Monday the commencement of a total siege against Bamako, the capital of Mali, and issued a sta...
Microsoft Teams Free users face chat, call outage after backend update
Microsoft is working to resolve a service disruption affecting chat and call functionality for some users of the free version of Microsoft Teams. The outage stems from a recently deployed backend chan...
Taiwan Stock Market Hits Historic 40,000-Point High for Second Day
TAIPEI — Taiwan's stock market reached a historic milestone on Monday, closing above the 40,000-point mark for the second consecutive day, driven by robust gains in the technology sector. The Taiwan ...
Europol Arrests 10 Suspects in Nigerian Black Axe Cyber Fraud Raid
Lagos, Nigeria — Europol led a coordinated operation on Tuesday, April 29, 2026, resulting in the arrest of 10 suspected members of the Nigerian Black Axe criminal gang in connection with internationa...
Tech Stocks Mixed as Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion, OpenAI Misses Targets
NEW YORK — U.S. stock market futures remained flat Monday as investors digested a week of record closes and divergent performance across the technology sector. Nvidia Corp. surpassed a $5 trillion mar...
Morgan Stanley Identifies Top Stock Picks Amid Q1 Earnings Season
NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley has released its latest list of best-positioned stocks as the first-quarter earnings season unfolds across the United States. The investment bank's strategic outlook, issued ...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Four Near Gaza City Roundabout
GAZA CITY — An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle near the Haidar roundabout west of Gaza City killed four people, including a child, and wounded several others on Monday. The strike occurred around 1:30...
Federal CIO urges caution on Anthropic AI model deployment amid performance concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Chief Information Officer Greg Barbaccia has called for measured caution regarding the deployment of Anthropic's Mythos AI model across federal agencies, citing uncertainties...
NGA Officials Cite Workforce Anxiety in AI Overhaul Amid Global Competition
WASHINGTON — Officials at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency identified job loss anxiety and the need for safe transitions as primary challenges in their ongoing overhaul of the artificial in...
BJP Nagpur Chief's WhatsApp Account Hacked in Fraud Attempt
NAGPUR, India — The WhatsApp account of Dayashankar Tiwari, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief for Nagpur, was hacked on Tuesday, enabling fraudsters to solicit money from his contacts, police sai...
CLS Shares Plunge 15% Despite Earnings Beat
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of CLS tumbled 15% on Monday, erasing gains from a strong quarterly earnings report that exceeded analyst expectations. The sharp decline occurred during midday trading on the U...