Two people have been confirmed dead while two others remain hospitalised and in critical condition after a man rammed a vehicle into a crowd of people in a busy shopping district in the eastern city of Leipzig.

US forces opened a passage through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after sinking Iranian boats and escorting merchant ships, as fresh attacks struck vessels and facilities in the United Arab Emirates. The escalation has raised fears over global energy supplies and risks derailing a fragile regional ceasefire.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Armenia has chosen a path “towards Europe” during a visit to Yerevan on Monday, highlighting the country’s gradual shift away from Russia’s influence. The remarks came as European leaders gathered in Armenia for regional summits focused on security and cooperation with the EU.

US Secret Service agents shot and wounded an armed suspect near the White House on Monday, triggering a brief lockdown after the man opened fire. The incident unfolded shortly after Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade passed, with officials saying the vice president was not believed to be a target.

Iran announced the hanging of three more men on May 4 as a wave of executions continued amid the backdrop of Tehran's war with the United States and Israel. Before being hanged on the weekend, another two members of Iran's Kurdish minority issued audio statements from prison.

The energy crisis caused by the Iran war has been a wake-up call and prompted governments to try and speed up a shift to electric cars.  Could solar cars be next?  Although they have been around for decades, solar-powered vehicles have largely remained experimental due to technical challenges.  Yuka Royer speaks with Steve Fambro, CO-CEO of Aptera Motors, a US startup that is preparing to start delivering their solar cars to customers as early as this year. 

Hantavirus, being linked to deaths on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed Monday it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Nicolas Locker, Professor of Virology at the Pirbright Institute.

François Picard welcomes Peter Apps, Global Defence Commentator, who writes a bi-weekly column for Reuters on national security, conflict, international affairs, and technology. Rather than casting the current state of US–Iran tensions as a binary shift between war and peace, Apps outlines a more fluid and volatile reality, where ceasefire and escalation unfold simultaneously: “both (conflict and negotiations) will keep running.” At the heart of this crisis, the Strait of Hormuz emerges not only as a critical chokepoint for trade and global shipping, but as a battleground of narratives and perception, where “both sides are trying to make it as opaque as possible.”

In tonight's programme, Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita appoints himself defence minister after the killing of his predecessor in a wave of attacks. About 150 people are still stranded in isolation on a ship off Cape Verde's coast. With the 2026 Venice Biennale fast approaching, Senegal is turning gold into a powerful artistic statement. Our guest tonight is astrophysicist and artist: Caroline Gueye.

Toby Gregory reported the atmosphere in the cabin remained calm, with passengers having no concerns about safety due to Emirates' track record of maintaining passenger safety.

Russia's defence ministry said last week that there would be no military hardware at the annual parade this year because of fears of long-range attacks by Ukrainian drones.

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated Monday after US President Donald Trump announced Washington was beginning "Project Freedom," to help "guide" ships stranded by Iran's closure of the crucial waterway. Iran said the US had "disregarded" its warning shots and that it had struck a US frigate with 2 missiles. Washington outright denied this, saying it had managed to transit the Strait, which again Tehran rebuked, triggering a war of words in which both sides traded claims of attacks.