May Day 2026; Israel kills over 30 in Lebanon; Displaced Palestinians burn tents in protest of conditions; Mali rebels call for nationwide uprising

Iran delivers latest ceasefire proposal to Pakistan, according to IRNA. U.S. gas prices hit $4.30 per gallon. Iranian president calls U.S. naval blockade "intolerable." Air defenses briefly activated in Tehran. UAE bars nationals from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq. Israel kills more than 30 in Lebanon in one day, despite ceasefire. Israeli soldier in Lebanon: "It isn't terrorist infrastructure; we're destroying everything." Israel committed 377 ceasefire violations in Gaza in April, killing 111 Palestinians as aid deliveries reached only a quarter of agreed levels. Prominent Palestinian journalist freed after year in Israeli detention without charge. Displaced Palestinians burn tents in protest amid ongoing ceasefire violations. Congress extends warrantless surveillance law by six weeks. War Secretary Pete Hegseth argues that the temporary ceasefire in Iran means Trump doesn't need congressional approval. Trump withdraws surgeon general nominee Casey Means, taps Fox News physician. House Speaker Mike Johnson urges states to redraw congressional districts before midterms following Voting Rights Act ruling. Congress ends 75-day DHS shutdown, funding agency through September. Purported Epstein suicide note sealed in New York courthouse for nearly seven years, NYT reports. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects U.S. extradition request for Sinaloa governor. Ukraine strikes Black Sea port for the fourth time in one week. Gaza flotilla participants taken to Greece after Israeli interception; two remain in detention. Palestinian Football Association president walks off FIFA stage. Son of Norwegian diplomats in the Epstein files commits suicide. Turkey announces opposition to French troop deployment to Cyprus. Brazil's Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence, overriding Lula's veto. Amnesty International presses Nigeria to investigate reports of 150 deaths in army-run camp.

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