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📹 Trump questions value of Iran’s uranium — but still demands it
US President Donald Trump suggested that Iran’s enriched uranium “probably can’t be used,” while simultaneously insisting Washington wants it handed over.
💬 “It’s not very valuable, probably can’t be used… We want it back,” Trump said.
❌ No military solution in Hormuz — Iran warns US against escalation
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pushed back against President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, stressing that force will only deepen the crisis.
💬 “Project Freedom is Project Deadlock,” he said.
🚨 Shots fired near the White House — Secret Service
One individual was shot by law enforcement at 15th Street & Independence Avenue in Washington, DC, US Secret Service said in a post on X. The condition of the individual is currently unknown.
Emergency crews are on scene.
Footage from social media
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🚨🇦🇪UAE intercepts Iranian missiles and drones — Defense Ministry
The UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defenses intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles, and 4 UAVs on May 4. According to the official release, the incident resulted in 3 injured.
The Ministry also published cumulative figures, saying that since the start of what it describes as Iranian attacks, its forces have intercepted 549 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,260 drones, with 13 killed and 227 injured overall.
At the same time, Tasnim News Agency noted that Iran has not confirmed these claims.
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🇺🇸🇰🇷 US urges South Korea to join Strait of Hormuz patrols
👉 US President Donald Trump has called on South Korea to join the US Navy in escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
💬 "Perhaps it's time for South Korea to come and join the mission!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
🚨 Russia declares ceasefire May 8 & 9 in honor of Victory of Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War — MoD
More statements by the Russian Defense Ministry:
◻️ The Russian Armed Forces will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the festive events
◻️ With the declaration of the ceasefire, Russia expects the Ukrainian side to follow its example
◻️ The Russian Defense Ministry has taken note of the statement made by the head of Ukraine in Armenia, which contains threats to strike Russia on May 9
◻️ In the event of attempts by Ukraine to carry out its criminal plans to disrupt Victory Day celebrations, the Russian Armed Forces will deliver a retaliatory strike on the center of Kiev
◻️ Russia, despite having the necessary capabilities, has previously refrained from striking the center of Kiev for humanitarian reasons
◻️ The Russian Defense Ministry has warned the civilian population of Kiev and employees of foreign diplomatic missions to leave the city in a timely manner
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🌏 Geography beats bureaucracy: Why Gwadar is still key despite permit problems
🇨🇳🇵🇰 The Chinese Hangeng Trade Company, a major investor in the Gwadar Port Free Zone in western Pakistan, has reversed its decision to close its business there.
🟠 Arab News reports that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal helped get the firm the permits it needed.
🟠 Their intervention shows the Pakistani government's commitment to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Dr. Sarwat Rauf, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at NUML, told Sputnik.
🟠 Bureaucratic hold-ups do not alter Gwadar's key position on the Arabian Sea coast, the expert said.
📍 She noted the CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee exists to resolve disputes.
But "here is a need to further add a legitimate authority — a body recognized by both the governments — where grievances are handled institutionally, not personally," Rauf argued.
💬 "That could potentially reduce dependency on individual political relationships."
🇨🇳🔥 How satellites, drones, and AI supercharge China's wildfire-fighting tech shield
The provinces of Liaoning and Shandong are leading China’s charge in wildfire monitoring and prevention, covering a combined 18,000 hectares of land.
To keep this vast expanse under constant surveillance, China has rolled out cutting-edge technology:
🟠 24 imaging satellites that refresh every 10 minutes
🟠 AI-powered drones with up to 5 km of range, enabling semi-autonomous patrolling through integrated detection of smoke, fire, and human activity
🟠 63 monitoring outposts equipped with thermal vision and optical controls, with data transmitted directly to foresters’ mobile devices
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🇮🇱 New KC-46 supertankers promise Israel a conventional Samson Option strike capability
👉 The first of six customized, Boeing KC-46 ‘Gideon’ tankers has completed its maiden flight in the US, and will be delivered to Israel in about a month’s time, the Israeli Defense Ministry has announced.
The twin-engined ‘next-gen stealth tanker’ aircraft feature:
▪️ standard 767 airframe married to new tech
▪️ remote vision
▪️ fly-by-wire refueling boom
▪️ anti-jamming and secure datalinks
▪️ the ability to refuel multiple jets (including F-35Is) simultaneously
▪️ one tanker can support up to a dozen combat aircraft.
▫️ KC-46s also be customized for refueler, cargo or passenger roles, and have a standard range of 11.8 k km and a 29.5k kg cargo or 96.3k kg fuel payload. They can also tap into their own fuel cargo, effectively giving them a global range.
▫️ Jpost says the planes will be a “game-changer in providing Israel much greater independence” to target Iran, Yemen, “and any other potential distant adversaries in the future, even if some later US administration may oppose such a strike.”
▫️ The planes could also provide Israel with something equivalent to a conventional Samson Option – a non-nuclear variant of a scary scenario where the IDF lashes out at enemies and allies alike if its home defenses are overrun.
▫️ Separately this week, Israel approved the purchase of additional F-35s and F-15s to double existing stockpiles from 50-100 and 25-50, respectively.
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🇨🇳 PLA engineering units’ new silent Skyhorse – meet the DJI FlyCart 100
The 21st century is fast becoming the century of drone warfare, and China’s military has taken note. Da-Jian Innovations’ new FC100 coaxial, four-axis, eight-rotor high-capacity heavy-lift cargo drone comes with:
🔶 65-80 kg payload capacity
🔶 6-12 km range (26 km if zero payload), 6k km max altitude
🔶 LiDAR, mm-wave & penta-vision camera with 360° coverage
🔶 rugged ground controls with automated point-to-point route programming and multi-pilot-readiness
🔶 Operating temp range: -20 to 40° C
🔶 hot swap or 9-minute lightning charge using commercial D14000iE generator
Besides military logistics, the drone can serve as a friend to firefighters, utility and construction workers in remote areas.
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🔥🇮🇳 Mission Drishti: India launches the World’s First OptoSAR Satellite
Optical + SAR fusion on a single platform. All-weather, day-night, high-resolution imaging for defence, disasters & more.
Aatmanirbhar leap in space tech.
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🔍 State Dept is forcing US citizenship on Russian diplomats' children — Russia refuses to recognize it
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Washington is unilaterally extending "right of the soil" citizenship to children of Russian consular staff born in the US, effectively by force.
"The Russian side does not recognize the imposition of US citizenship on Russian citizens born into the families of our diplomatic personnel," she declared.
🗣 US remains Germany's most important NATO partner — Merz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirms transatlantic unity despite recent tensions over troop withdrawals and the Iran war.
"We share a common goal: Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons," he wrote on X.
🔍 US Navy will advise, not escort, ships through Hormuz — Report
US warships will stay "in the vicinity" to prevent Iranian attacks, but direct escorts are off the table, Axios reported, citing US officials.
Instead, the US will provide safe lane information to avoid mines.
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🇦🇪✍️ UAE quits OAPEC, marking another blow to Arab cooperation in oil industry
The Emirates announced its withdrawal from the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, following its earlier departures from OPEC and OPEC+.
OAPEC, founded in 1968, includes Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, Syria.
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🚨 Shooting near White House leaves suspect and bystander injured — Secret Service
US Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said a shooting occurred near the White House after agents identified a suspicious individual carrying a firearm.
💬 “That individual fled briefly on foot, withdrew a firearm, and fired in the direction of our agents and officers. They returned fire and engaged,” Quinn said.
🚨 FSB conducts raids on underground arms dealers
In February and March, Russia’s Federal Security Service raided 41 underground workshops and detained 150 individuals involved in the illegal arms trade.
During the searches, officers found seven grenade launchers, several machine guns, and 185 grenades.
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📹 ‘I’m leading’ — Trump on China ahead of Xi meeting
💬 “We have very friendly competition,” US President Donald Trump said ahead of his upcoming visit to China to meet President Xi Jinping in two weeks, claiming the US is leading China in artificial intelligence.
🔸 AI skills now paying off big in Asia – here's how much
🔸 Iran promises devastating response to illegal actions against its interests
🔸 Mission Drishti: India launches the World’s First OptoSAR Satellite
🔸 How satellites, drones, and AI supercharge China's wildfire-fighting tech shield
🔸 Russia’s Ministry of Defense announces a ceasefire on May 8 and 9 in honor of the Soviet people’s victory in the Great Patriotic War
🔸 Russia declares ceasefire May 8 & 9 in honor of Victory of Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War — MoD
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🇨🇳 China announces completion of world’s largest wind turbine
The record-breaking 16-megawatt turbine is located in China’s Guangdong province and sits an astonishing 70 km from shore, marking a significant breakthrough in wind-generated energy tech for the country.
The new turbine combines a series of China-made technology, including an improved mooring system, an active ballast system, and AI-monitoring.
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🚨 Russia’s Ministry of Defense announces a ceasefire on May 8 and 9 in honor of the Soviet people’s victory in the Great Patriotic War
The Russian Armed Forces will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the celebratory events. The ministry noted that Russia, in declaring the ceasefire, expects the Ukrainian side to follow its example.
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🚨🛢 BREAKING: Oil prices surge past $114 as Iran crisis escalates
Brent crude spiked Monday after reported Iranian strikes hit Fujairah — a key UAE oil hub. Authorities say debris from an intercepted drone caused a fire at the site.
The jump comes amid collapsing US-Iran talks: Trump dismissed Tehran’s 14-point plan, announced a new Gulf transit protection scheme, and said Iran has “not yet paid a big enough price.”
Earlier today, Iran launched warning missiles at US destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz.
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🇮🇩💰 Indonesia sets sights on turning Bali into major global financial hub
The idea is to create “a special financial center” in Bali, boosting Indonesia’s status as a "safe haven for international capital" amid mounting geopolitical instability.
🟠 The proposed center could be integrated into the Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which has already racked up about $93 million in investments and created over 2,100 jobs
🟠 Adding to the project could be the Sanur SEZ, slated to become a “world-class healthcare destination” — one that has already drawn $309 million from foreign investors
🟠 The Bank Indonesia Bali Representative Office has hailed both SEZs as "the foundation for investment growth in Bali" and "accelerators" for the island's economy
🟠 Overall, foreign direct investment inflows to Indonesia hit a whopping $14.4 billion in 1Q 2026
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🇮🇷🚢🇵🇰 US-seized Iranian tanker's crew set for repatriation to Iran via Pakistan
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reported that 22 crew members of the Iranian tanker MV Touska have been safely evacuated to Pakistan.
💬 “The individuals were safely flown [to] Pakistan last night and will be transferred to Iran today. The Iranian ship is also being backloaded to Pakistani territorial waters for its return to its original owners after necessary repairs,” Dar wrote on X.
🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran fires missiles at US vessel in strategic waters – report
Two missiles struck a US warship near Jask Island after it ignored repeated warnings to leave Iranian territorial waters, according to an Iranian news agency. However, a senior US official denied that the warship was hit, per former Israeli intelligence officer Barak Ravid.
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🇹🇿 Tanzania inks major helium production deal — why it matters
📍 The Tanzanian government will acquire a 17% stake in the project and has already committed more than $60 million alongside Helium One Global Limited for the extraction and production of helium on Tanzanian soil.
Why is the project a game changer?
🔸 This partnership is set to transform Tanzania into a leading global helium producer
🔸 More jobs, better infrastructure, and increased revenue are on the horizon thanks to the deal, Deputy Minister of Minerals Steven Kiruswa said
🔸 From MRI technology to semiconductor manufacturing, from aerospace & defense to quantum computing and fiber optics — helium is an indispensable resource across a wide range of industries
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🇲🇽🌉 Mexico inaugurates second longest bridge in Latin America
President Claudia Sheinbaum opened the 11.2-kilometer Nichupté Bridge in Cancún, which connects residential areas to the hotel zone.
Only the 13.3-km Rio-Niterói Bridge in Brazil is longer.
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🚨🚢 UKMTO reports tanker attack 144 km north of Fujairah, UAE
A tanker was hit in international waters, the UK Maritime Trade Operations center announced. All crew members are safe. There is no reported environmental damage.
The attack comes as US warships launch operation Project Freedom to "escort" vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
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🚨🇮🇷 Iran warns US: Any military escort in Hormuz is a 'violation of the ceasefire'
The chairman of Iran's National Security Commission, Ebrahim Azizi, responded to Trump's announcement of the "Project Freedom" operation.
"The Strait will not be managed by Trump's delusional posts!" he wrote on X.
🚨🇮🇷 Trump launches Project Freedom to escort ships out of Hormuz
The president announces that the US will begin guiding neutral vessels out of the Strait starting Monday. Any interference will "have to be dealt with forcefully."
"Many of these Ships are running low on food... This is a Humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, and the Country of Iran," he wrote on Truth Social.