How well do you know Iran? The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles fired from Iran, while a fire was reported at an oil facility in Fujairah after a suspected drone attack. Tehran has not officially commented. Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, along with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union, have condemned the suspected Iranian strike on the UAE. The incident comes as tensions rise, with United States President Donald Trump warning Iran would be "blown off the face of the earth" if US Navy ships are targeted in the Strait of Hormuz.

A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded, according to state media. The explosion at the Changsha Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks plant happened at around 16:40 local time (08:40 GMT) on Monday, in the city of Liuyang, leading rescuers to evacuate everyone within a 3km (1.9mi) radius of the plant. Authorities deployed nearly 500 personnel to conduct search and rescue operations and treat the injured, while robots were used to help find those trapped within the building. Police, who are investigating the cause of the blast, have taken control measures against the person in charge of the fireworks company, Chinese state media reported. Authorities said that two gunpowder warehouses within the factory area posed a high risk amid rescue efforts, state media reported.

Things have not been looking good for Spirit Airlines for years now. The budget airline known for its bare-bones approach to the sky filed for bankruptcy in 2024 and then again in 2025. And yet, its demise on Saturday felt sudden and shocking: Spirit said it would go out of business, canceling flights, shuttering its customer service lines, and laying off workers without warning. What does it mean for flyers, and for the busy summer travel season? WIRED spoke to experts to find out.

A federal review of new AI models ahead of their public release is being considered as a possible power for that committee, according to the publication's sources. No clear approach has been decided, but the suggested it could mimic what's currently happening within the UK government, where multiple layers of oversight confirm that AI models meet safety standards. There's also still a chance the entire concept fizzles and comes to nothing. If an oversight group is created, it would mark quite a reversal from the hands-off attitude presented in the White House's previously introduced AI Action Plan. The plan appeared willing to offer the AI companies most of the concessions they wanted, although it did leave a lot of potential to create plenty of new problems .

A text scam impersonating state courts demands drivers pay $6.99 for fake traffic violations via QR codes. The scheme has hit residents in at least eight U.S. states.

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The United States Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated a rule allowing an abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail, lifting a judicial ban that narrowed access to the medication nationwide. Justice Samuel Alito issued an interim order on Monday, pausing for one week a decision by the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals to reimpose an older federal rule requiring an in-person clinician visit to receive mifepristone. The Supreme Court's action, called an "administrative stay", gives the justices more time to review emergency requests by two manufacturers of mifepristone to ensure that the drug can be provided via telehealth and the mail while the legal challenge plays out. Alito ordered Louisiana to respond to the drugmakers' requests by Thursday and indicated that the administrative stay would expire on May 11. The court would be expected to extend the interim stay or formally decide the requests by that time.

The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences are engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran. The UAE Ministry of Defense said late on Monday afternoon that it was intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones across the country. The emirate of Fujairah said that an Iranian drone sparked a fire at an oil facility. Civil defence teams were deployed immediately to contain the blaze, the Fujairah Media office said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Meta Platforms' roughly $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus was blocked by China's regulators, who required all parties to withdraw from the deal.

What are Russia's gains from the Iran war? 'We are not losers; we are winners' Russian missile attacks have killed at least eight people in Ukraine following a rare overnight drone strike on Moscow. A Russian strike midmorning on Monday on the town of Merefa in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed six people and wounded more than 30 others officials said. "Today during the day, the occupiers attacked civilian infrastructure of a town quite far from the front with a missile," he said on Telegram, adding that it will take another day or two to clear the debris. Officials said Russian forces appeared to have used an Iskander-type ballistic missile. To the south, two men were killed during various attacks on the Kherson region, according to the regional prosecutor's office.