May 29th, 2026

• US and Iran trade strikes, then reach deal but need Trump's approval
• Report: US and Iran reach agreement, decision now up to Trump - US officials say initial agreement has been reached on a 60-day memorandum of understanding and the launch of nuclear talks. Most of the terms have been agreed, but the US president asked for a few days to think it over. On the table: a ceasefire, enriched uranium and sanctions relief.
• Iran claims uranium enrichment as 'red line' in talks with Trump as US downs drones over Hormuz
• Bessent says Iran will not have sanctions relief until it hands over enriched uranium
• Vance says US, Iran still 'going back and forth' on 'nuclear stuff'
• Trump on Iran: 'They're very good negotiators'
• Report: Trump Shares Draft Iran Peace Agreement With Israel, Allies
• Oil drops to $89 a barrel down from $107 after Iran state media reports Strait of Hormuz to open in a month
• U.S. Accuses Iran of 'Egregious Ceasefire Violation' with Drone and Missile Attacks
• Ceasefire rattled as Iran targets 4 ships at Hormuz, US fires on Iran, which then targets US base - Official says US forces took action against drones after Iran fired on 4 ships trying to traverse Strait of Hormuz, triggering tit-for-tat volley apparently in Kuwait, which deployed air defenses against 'hostile' threats
• Iran Reportedly Fired Missiles Against US Base in Kuwait, as the Most Serious Clashes Since April Ceasefire Unfold
• Iran could launch stronger attacks on Israel's home front in future wars, IDF fears - According to the IDF, all indications are that Trump's Iran deal will largely or completely ignore the ballistic missile issue
• IDF says one-third of Hezbollah's prewar force has been killed since October 2023 - The IDF said that it is trying to break the link between Hezbollah and Iran talks
• IDF says it intercepted apparent Hezbollah drone targeting troops in south Lebanon
• IDF strikes Beirut for first time in 3 weeks, as offensive in Lebanon intensifies - Target said to be head of an Iranian militia's missile force; unclear if he was killed; other strikes hit over 135 targets; Lebanese authorities say 14 killed, including children
• Bank of Israel mulling intervention as USD continues to fall against the shekel
• US Military Planes Harming Israeli Commercial Activity, Airports Chief Says
• Amid economic crisis in the West Bank, Eid al-Adha is more observed than celebrated - Israel's withholding of PA tax revenues for the past year left public sector employees without salaries ahead of the holiday; merchants say markets are largely empty
• Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize '70% of Gaza Strip', violating ceasefire deal - Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says 'we are squeezing Hamas'
• 'Disconnected from facts and reality' - UN places Israel on sexual violence blacklist, alongside Hamas and ISIS - Israel freezes ties with UN secretary-general's office in response
• Israel cuts ties with UN chief for adding IDF to war-zone sexual violence blacklist - Foreign Ministry fumes over 'shameful' decision to place Israel on same list as Hamas, accuse him of 'exploiting his final months' on job to fabricate accusations
• Senior Netanyahu aide Urich to be charged with security offenses over Bild leak - Adviser set to be indicted over allegations he leaked sensitive information to German newspaper in order to sway Israeli public opinion against a hostage deal with Hamas
• Rome Pride bars Jewish LGBT group for not 'distancing itself' from Gaza 'genocide'
• British Museum postpones lecture on Ancient Israel, citing security concerns amid feared protests - Significant number of RSVPs were believed to be potential protesters, museum says, adding that it'll reschedule event when safety of audience and integrity of program can be ensured
• Three wounded by Swiss train station stabber allegedly yelling 'Allahu akbar' - Police arrest knifeman, investigating motive for attack in Winterthur, near Zurich; victims hospitalized, though condition unknown
• After finding Assad-era chemical weapons, Syria establishes task force to find and destroy all remnants - Assad regime accused of using chemical weapons against citizens in rebel-held towns during civil war
• Drone strikes apartment building in NATO member Romania as Russia attacks neighboring Ukraine - Authorities say 70 people were evacuated and F-16 jets were deployed to monitor the Russian attack near the border
• Nato condemns Russian 'recklessness' after drone hits Romanian residential block
• Zelensky Asks Trump for More US Air Defense Against Russian Massive Missile Attacks
• North Korea Says It Successfully Tested AI-Guided Missile
• China and Cuba Strengthen Alliance at the UN as Trump Increases Pressure on Havana
• Trump's accelerating squeeze on Cuba
• 'This Could Get Messy': Trump Officials Spill on Plans for Military Action in Cuba
• Spencer Pratt calls out Karen Bass for 'training in terrorist tactics' with Cuban revolutionary group - Bass told the LA Times at the time that her eight trips to the Communist nation "were educational and had nothing to do with terrorism."
• The wealthiest investors are pulling money out of the U.S. in the 'de-dollarization' trade
• Interest on the national debt is eating a record 19% of federal revenue - and watchdog warns it will get worse
• Soaring Interest Costs Spark New Warnings of Potential Debt Spiral
• Mamdani's Housing Program Follows the Socialist Playbook: Create the Crisis, Seize the Property
• Socialist Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles Complains After Activists Set Up a Homeless Encampment Outside of Her House
• ICE arrests two Minnesota residents who are charged with $21 million in healthcare fraud - Authorities say that through two companies that one of the suspects owned, the defendants carried out a scheme to defraud a health care benefit program of approximately $21.1 million by submitting false claims to Medicaid
• Seattle socialist mayor will NOT investigate fraud at Somali-run daycare centers, calls it attack on immigrants - "This whole issue is not really about fraud," said Wilson. "It's about dividing and conquering. It's about making an immigrant community a target."
• Massive Fraud Probe: HHS Auditing All 50 States Following Shocking, Nationwide Explosion in Medicaid Autism Billing - Taxpayer Dollars Drained by 'Bad Actors'
• California State Assembly passes 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' which he says 'puts journalists at civil risk for investigating fraud'
• FBI and DOJ concerns on Mar-a-Lago raid bolster Florida-based anti-Trump 'grand conspiracy' inquiry
• Martina McBride pulls out of America 250 concert: 'Turned out to be misleading' - Several other musicians in the lineup have also sought to distance themselves from the event in recent days over concerns about President Trump's potential involvement
• No Kings movement plans national protests for Trump's 80th birthday next month
• Federal judge allows Trump's elections executive order to move forward for now
• Liberal CNN anchor lashes out at Democrats' deceit after Jill Biden's admission about Joe's debate showing
• Canadian government to amend digital surveillance legislation after Big Tech backlash
• NBA Commissioner Announces Plans to Let AI Take Over for Lazy Referees
• Major Israeli tech firms commence sweeping layoffs as AI revolution roils industry
• Trump admin launches aliens.gov website to celebrate arrests of illegal immigrants: 'They walk among us'
• NASA announces plans to build Moon Base: 'Humanity's first outpost on another celestial world'
• Blue Origin rocket explodes in 'anomaly' at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
• Bright fireball over New York and Ontario produces sonic boom
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Turpan, China
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Revilla Gigedo Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pacocha, Peru
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 27,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 12,000ft
• Submarine eruption near Titan Ridge opens new island possibility in the Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
• Tropical Storm Jangmi forecast to intensify into a typhoon over the Philippine Sea
• Waymo suspends robotaxi service in 6 cities after floodwater incidents
• Paris enters unprecedented May heat streak as France experiences record-breaking temperatures
• Open-water deaths rise to 11 during record May heat in the UK
• Uncool: Sweltering globe will smash heat records over next 5 years, UN forecasts - Projections show high chances for mercury to surge past warming limit threshold at least once by 2030, as spiking temperatures bring deadly extreme weather from droughts to floods
• Why Christian persecution is Trump's new foreign policy roadmap
• Violence against religious leaders has been 'normalised' in Colombia - the authorities must act to protect them
• DOJ sues several sanctuary states for blocking DHS, federal agencies from obtaining undercover license plates to hinder ICE operations
• Tim Walz pardons illegal alien convicted of armed robbery before ICE deportation to Laos
• Zohran Mamdani: 'I View ICE Actions to Be Cruel and Inhumane'
• Booker: Trump's Immigration Enforcement Is 'Chaotic, Cruel and Corrupt'
• Anti-ICE Rioters Assault Agents with Unknown Chemical Substance During Violent Riot at New Jersey Detention Center
• Dual Iraqi-Iranian citizen charged with plotting nearly 20 terror attacks across U.S., Europe
• Texas man accused of making bomb, death threats toward Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA
• Virginia police respond to 'swatting' incident at home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
• US Southern Command Smokes Another Drug Boat, Killing Two Narcoterrorists in Second Attack This Week
• Trump's War on Drug Cartels Expanding - Guatemala Agrees to Joint Strikes
• Trump administration cracks down on Brazil's biggest drug gangs with 'global terror' designation - State Department says PCC and Red Command 'command thousands of members' with networks extending into the US
• Psychiatric Drugs and Mass Violence: The Link Douglas Kennedy - Secretary Kennedy's Brother - Exposed in 2002 Is Impossible to Ignore
• What Happens When Your Employer Knows the Diseases You Might Get? As predictive medicine advances, legal scholars warn that decades-old federal guidelines could set up a potential clash between your genes and your job.
• 'Full coverup mode': Lawmakers want answers on 'virus smuggling' to federal lab, alleged monkey bite
• W.H.O. Chief Tedros: Ebola Contact Tracing in DR Congo 'Nearly Impossible'