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A koala and joey climb a tree in bushland located near central Brisbane on Dec. 14, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Gray/AFP via Getty Images A vaccine has been approved to help protect koalas against chlamydia, a measure researchers are hailing as a world-first in fighting the disease that … Read more
Columbia University Press In March 2000, a package from the U.S. Congress arrived at Shanghai’s Fudan University. Inside was an American flag that had flown over the Capitol — sent as a gesture of appreciation for Xie Xide, the renowned Chinese scientist who had recently died. Xie had played a key role in fostering cultural … Read more
Nepal’s then-chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sushila Karki (right), observes a minute’s silence during Democracy Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 18, 2017. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption toggle caption Niranjan Shrestha/AP KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal ‘s president on Friday appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister and the first woman … Read more
Tuesday night, NATO fighter jets shot down Russian drones that had entered the airspace of Poland. NATO’s secretary general says this underlines the need for Europe to better arm itself. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: More than a dozen Russian drones entered the airspace of Poland last night, triggering NATO to scramble fighter jets to shoot them … Read more
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 The Israeli military says it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in Qatar’s capital of Doha yesterday. The strike marks … Read more
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, pictured here in Los Angeles in July 2025, is one among many Hollywood figures to pledge not to work with Israeli movie industry companies in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP More than 2,000 Hollywood figures, including well-known actors and filmmakers, have pledged … Read more
The U.N., created 80 years ago to maintain international peace and security, has recently struggled with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. It also faces a new challenge — the Trump administration. Source link
Israeli police and rescue teams respond at the scene of a shooting attack where several people killed and injured in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption toggle caption Mahmoud Illean/AP JERUSALEM — Paramedics said at least five people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after two attackers opened fire at … Read more
Convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson leaves the Supreme Court of Victoria following her sentencing in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Joel Carrett/AAP Image/AP hide caption toggle caption Joel Carrett/AAP Image/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years … Read more
The remains of Carlo Acutis have rested since April 6, 2019, in the Sanctuary of the Spoliation in St. Mary Major Church in Assisi, inside a sepulchral monument in the right nave. The body, after being transferred from its previous burial in a cemetery, was prepared through preservation techniques to be displayed to the faithful, … Read more