Appears that something simple will work. I don't think a URL can have a space in it, so capture all non-space stuff at the beginning (maybe allow for some leading spaces?). Whatever the message is at the end, it will be ignored - doesn't really matter what the URL is (or the number at the end). Note it is important to anchor the regex to the start of the string. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my $line = 'https://domain.com/account/confirm_email/JodiImus40/589HC-
+CG26G-133578 Once you confirm, you will have full access and all futu
+re n= otifications will be sent to this email address.';

#just print the first URL part
my ($url) = $line =~ /^\s*(\S+)/;
print "$url\n" if $url;
#https://domain.com/account/confirm_email/JodiImus40/589HC-CG26G-13357
+8


#edit $line to remove all but the first URL part
$line =~ s/^\s*(\S+).*/$1/;
print $line;
#https://domain.com/account/confirm_email/JodiImus40/589HC-CG26G-13357
+8

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In reply to Re: Perl regular expression by Marshall
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