Armed conflicts and attacks

A bulk freighter reports being attacked by multiple small craft outside the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Sirik, Iran. (CBS News)

• https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-israel-lebanon-ceasefire/#post-update-4bdde6d0

Armed conflicts and attacks

Mountaga Tall, an opposition figure and lawyer critical of the Malian military junta, is kidnapped in Bamako overnight. (Africanews) (AFP via RFI)

• https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/03/masked-men-abduct-prominent-malian-lawyer-in-bamako/
• https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260503-mali-lawyer-critical-of-junta-abducted-overnight

Arts and culture

On World Press Freedom Day, Afghan journalists launch the Kabul Times News media outlet in exile in France amidst media restrictions in Afghanistan. (Khaama Press) (Kabul Times News)

• https://www.khaama.com/kabul-times-news-launches-operations-from-exile/
• https://www.kabultimesnews.com/article.php?slug=kabul-times-news-agency-officially-launches-its-activities-as-an-independent-and-free-media-in-exile

Business and economy

JPMorgan Chase analysts estimate that oil inventories in OECD countries will begin running out between May 9 and May 30. (Fortune)

• https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/oil-market-outlook-nightmare-scenarios-crude-inventories-tank-bottoms-iran-tank-tops/

Disasters and accidents

The United States Africa Command reports that two U.S. Army troops have been reported missing while on a hike in southwestern Morocco after taking part in the annual African Lion military exercises. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/morocco-us-africom-african-lion-exercise-missing-733658c155ce6d64a740a2abb9e59e52