Headlines for May 4, 2026

U.S. Denies Warship Was Struck in Strait of Hormuz Despite Iranian Claim, Israel Kills 41 in Lebanon Despite Ceasefire, Issues New Displacement Orders for Southern Towns, Israel Jails Flotilla Activists Seized in International Waters, as Lawyers Report Torture, Beatings, Pentagon Pulls 5,000 Troops from Germany After Chancellor Cites U.S. “Humiliation” in Iran War, Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Falls to Its Lowest Level in 25 Years, Trump Expands Sanctions on Cuba’s Government as U.S. Fuel Blockade Roils Cuban Economy, Cuban Immigrant Dies in Georgia ICE Jail, the 18th Such Death in 2026, 1,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site Damaged by Construction of Trump’s Border Wall, FBI Reassigned a Quarter of Its Employees to Immigration Enforcement Under Trump, Appeals Court Blocks Distribution of Abortion Medication Mifepristone by Mail, Southern States Scramble to Redraw Congressional Maps After Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act, “No School, No Work, No Shopping”: Millions Participate in U.S. May Day Actions