Daily Brief for May 29, 2026: A condemnation of Putin in glitzy Cannes is not enough for beleaguered Ukrainians; Lebanon ceasefire falters as Trump...

Global headlines: A condemnation of Putin in glitzy Cannes is not enough for beleaguered Ukrainians (Andrei Zvyagintsev urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the “bloodbath” — but in Ukraine his remarks elicited ridicule and frustration); Lebanon ceasefire falters as Trump pushes for Iran deal (Israel is “deepening its operation” in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said); and False Ebola claims run wild as Congo outbreak worsens (Distrust and violence flare in the Democratic Republic of Congo as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax). Markets leaned higher, with 4 of 7 tracked indexes up; Nikkei 225 up 1.86% was the largest move. Benchmarks tracked: S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, Euronext 100 Index, and Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS plus 3 more indexes. Hacker News: Claude Opus 4.8 (Our latest model, Claude Opus 4.8, is an upgrade to our Opus class of models, with stronger performance across coding, agentic tasks, and...); Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection (Track, organize, and value your entire LEGO® collection for free. Browse 20,000+ sets, check prices for retired sets, manage wishlists,...); and Cars are trying to spy on you, and it's only just the beginning (From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise...). Product Hunt features Sublern (Translate any word in video subtitles with one hover), Growati (The autopilot for YouTube post-production), and Marked 3 (Preview and Publish your Markdown).