U.S. strikes Iran again. And, DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link U. And, DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades May 28, 20267:19 AM ET By Brittney Melton Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.

Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories U. forces shot down Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck an area along Iran's coast overnight, according to a U.

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official who spoke to NPR. In retaliation for the attack on Bandar Abbas, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says this morning it targeted the American base that launched the attack. and Iran peace talks continue.

President Donald Trump (2nd-L) speaks as (L-R) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listen during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026, in Washington, D. Trump meets with his Cabinet days after saying a peace deal with Iran was "largely negotiated" amid expectations around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images 🎧 It is difficult to determine if a deal is imminent, but all signs suggest that President Trump is pursuing a diplomatic solution with Iran instead of more war, NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First.

The president has just shared a draft of the Iran deal with Israel's prime minister and several regional leaders, according to a person familiar with the matter who is not authorized to speak publicly. The interim deal would extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait, but it would not include details on Iran's nuclear program. Iran has said there would be no deal with the U.

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without the war in Lebanon also coming to an end. ally, has expressed that it doesn't favor making a deal with Iran and wants to continue its war in Lebanon. Israel has issued evacuation warnings for Tyre, one of Lebanon's largest cities, deepening the conflict that has already displaced more than a million people in the country.

Sponsor Message The director-general of the World Health Organization is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo today, as the country struggles to contain an Ebola outbreak. Officials say there are more than 1,000 suspected cases and over 200 suspected deaths in the country. Congo's neighboring countries, Rwanda and Uganda, have closed their borders.

🎧 WHO's director-general has described eastern Congo as the site of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict," and reporter Emmet Livingstone says catastrophic sums up the situation. The region is suffering from militia violence and extreme poverty.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.