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Yesterday — 29 May 2026News

Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold

29 May 2026 at 22:30
Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.

© Joseph Horton for The New York Times

The 200-foot-tall atrium in the Underwriting Room, where brokers negotiate policies for ships carrying oil, gas and other goods around the world.

Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow to U.S., Experts Say

29 May 2026 at 17:00
Despite the rising body count off the South American coast, researchers say cocaine is as easy to get in many parts of the United States as it was before the strikes began.

A screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command this month showed what the U.S. military said was a vessel on a known narco-trafficking route in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here’s What to Know.

U.S. and Iranian officials say they are closing in on the terms of a preliminary agreement. Yet sticking points, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz, remain.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

A billboard in Tehran depicting the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in May.

Columbia Demotes Official for Helping Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Program

29 May 2026 at 05:02
A top administrator at the university’s College of Dental Medicine recommended Karyna Shuliak for an advanced residency program, which he oversaw.

© Ryan Murphy/Reuters

Columbia University has been swept up in the firestorm that followed the release of millions of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Carney Says That Canada’s Distancing is Good for U.S. in New York Speech

29 May 2026 at 03:36
Speaking in New York, the Canadian prime minister called for a new relationship between Canada and United States.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking in New York on Thursday.

Quarantine Unit for Americans Exposed to Ebola to Open in Kenya Friday

But U.S. officials are still working to find centers in Europe to accept Americans who need advanced treatment, seen as critical to improving odds of survival.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is already estimated to have caused more than 1,000 cases and more than 200 deaths since it was announced May 15.
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Cuba Loses Its Chance at Fuel After Russian Tanker Changes Route

28 May 2026 at 21:33
A Russian tanker seemingly en route to Cuba with a lifeline of fuel has changed direction, a painful development for the island suffering under a U.S. oil blockade.

© Jorge Luis Banos/Associated Press

Yankiel Perez carried buckets of water on Monday outside a building in Havana.

The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords

The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington in 2020.

4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Howard Lutnick

The New York Times examined the dealings of 818 companies controlled by the U.S. commerce secretary, documenting a history of bare-knuckle tactics that extended into his time in government.

© Yuri Gripas for The New York Times

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has boasted of using the power of the federal government to benefit taxpayers with aggressive deal making.

In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape

The billionaire’s new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and shared beliefs with Argentina’s right-wing leader.

© Matias Baglietto/Reuters

Peter Thiel, right, arriving for a meeting with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires in April.

F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home

The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

The C.I.A. was “unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency,” the court papers charged.

To Make a Deal With Trump, Iran Wants Billions of Its Money Unfrozen

28 May 2026 at 04:03
The money has become a sticking point in talks, with Iran insisting that meaningful negotiations cannot begin without the funds’ release.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

A crowd carrying a photo of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday. The Iranian government has been pummeled economically by Western sanctions and recent wars.

Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.

Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.

© Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press

A building burning after a Russian strike on Kyiv on Sunday.

Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon

27 May 2026 at 22:31
Israel has intensified its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, in recent days, striking targets across Lebanon.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

Looking out from a rooftop in Baysarieh as strikes target villages in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

The Battle Over Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes to a Newark ICE Facility Parking Lot

For five days, activists have gathered outside a detention center in New Jersey to denounce conditions inside. Federal officials have rejected those concerns.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

Demonstrators confronted federal agents on Tuesday outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark.
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