Headlines for May 29, 2026

Iran Won’t Confirm Trump Administration’s Claim That a Peace Deal Is “Very Close”, Netanyahu Orders Israel’s Army to Seize 70% of Gaza Strip, Israel Bombs Beirut and Expands Assault on Southern Lebanon, U.N. Adds Israel to “Blacklist” for Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones, Protesters Target New York Real Estate Expo over Sale of Illegal Israeli Settlements, NATO “Stands Ready to Defend” Its Territory After Russian Drone Strikes Romanian Apartments, Six Arrested as Protests Continue Outside For-Profit ICE Jail in New Jersey, U.N. Warns Global Heating Is on Track to Exceed 1.5°C Threshold by 2030, Blue Origin Rocket Explodes in Major Setback to Jeff Bezos’s Spaceflight Ambitions, U.S. Inflation Hit 3.8% in April, Its Highest Rate Since 2023, Pentagon Awards Dell a Contract Worth Nearly $10 Billion After Trump Purchases Shares, Massachusetts Formally Recognizes Union of Ride-Share Drivers, Guatemala Denies Reports It Agreed to Allow U.S. Strikes Against Narcotraffickers, Philadelphia Community Access Media Founder Gretjen Clausing Dies at 61