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Bessent urges China to step up diplomacy on Iran ahead of Trump-Xi summit
By David Lawder and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday urged China to intensify its diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Ho...
May 4, 2026
Ukrainian police raid dozens of draft officials over suspected corruption
KYIV, May 4 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ukraine have conducted dozens of searches across 16 regions into current and former draft officials suspected of corruption-related offences, police said on Mond...
May 4, 2026
Fire, explosion hit South Korean-run vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Seoul says
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heejin Kim SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) - There was a fire and an explosion on a vessel operated by South Korean shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, the foreign ministry in Seo...
May 4, 2026
Senegal's President Faye says ruling party, led by PM Sonko, risks 'collapse'
By Diadie Ba and NDIAGA THIAM DAKAR, May 4 (Reuters) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the ruling party is on a path that could lead to its downfall but that the party's leader, Prime ...
May 4, 2026
Russia intensifies drone attacks on ports, Ukraine says
KYIV, May 4 (Reuters) - Russia has stepped up its targeting of Ukrainian port infrastructure this year, Kyiv said on Monday, using more than 800 drones in its attacks in the first four months of 2026,...
May 4, 2026
German defence ministry says no 'definitive cancellation' of US weapons deployment
BERLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no "definitive cancellation" by the United States of a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy ...
May 4, 2026
Third person who died aboard hantavirus outbreak cruise ship was German, shipowner says
AMSTERDAM, May 4 (Reuters) - The third person who died on a cruise ship dealing with a suspected hantavirus outbreak was a German national, a spokesperson for shipowner Oceanwide Expeditions said in a...
May 4, 2026
Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs urgent heart treatment in Tehran, brother says
By Ilze Filks OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was taken from jail to hospital last week, requires urgent specialised medical care to treat a...
May 4, 2026
Modi’s poll gains point to push on India's civil law reform, infrastructure
(Corrects paragraph 8 to clarify that BJP and its allies on course to control 20 states and not 22 states out of 28) By Krishna N. Das and Tora Agarwala NEW DELHI, May 4 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minis...
May 4, 2026
Most Strait of Hormuz shipping at a standstill despite latest US pledge
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - There were no signs of increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would begin effort...
May 4, 2026
