Global news highlights from AP

May 29, 2026

US and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the war's ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

That's according to a US official, who said President Donald Trump still needs to sign off on the agreement.

However, there's been no word yet from Iran.

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The Justice Department has opened a perjury investigation against E Jean Carroll, a perceived adversary of President Trump.

In 2023, Carroll won a multimillion dollar defamation judgment against the president.

She alleged Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

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Aid supplies have been flown in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are dealing with equipment shortages, armed groups and distrust among the local population.

The Congolese government has said at least 220 people have died in the outbreak.

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A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years.

The Commerce Department said inflation rose by 3.8% in April compared with a year ago.

It's the highest level since May 2023.