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The British Army has retired Land Rover vehicles from its fleet after 70 years of service. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The British Ministry of Defense is going to stop buying the military version of the Land Rover, which had been a staple of the British army. The civilian models, though, are not going away. Willem Marx … Read more
How has Iran’s negotiating position changed after weeks of war? NPR’s A Martinez talks to Mohammad Ali Shabani, editor of the London-based news site Amwaj.media. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: How is Iran’s negotiating position changed after weeks of war? Let’s ask Mohammad Ali Shabani. He’s the editor of Amwaj.media. That’s a news site based in London … Read more
An excavator clears rubble from destroyed residential buildings in northern Tehran, Iran, on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran raged for its fourth week. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Click here to listen to NPR’s State of the World podcast, a human perspective on global stories in … Read more
Parliamentary election campaign posters line the streets leading up to the Parliament building in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Wherever you walk in the Danish capital these days, you’re met with smiling faces. Not so much from locals — they’re still grumbling about one of the coldest … Read more
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly at parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, March 23, 2026. 朝鮮通信社/AP/KCNA via KNS hide caption toggle caption 朝鮮通信社/AP/KCNA via KNS SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un … Read more
New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it’s vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family’s entrenchment in the Cuban government. Source link
Israeli security forces take cover during a siren alert while gathering at the site of a Hezbollah missile strike that targeted a bus in the northern Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona on March 23, 2026. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images Israel and Iran exchanged more … 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 After nearly a month of the U.S. and Israel bombing Iran, President Trump said yesterday that in-depth conversations are currently underway with … Read more
FILE – A worker throws his cigarette on a truck parked in front of a cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Dadong, Shanxi province, China, on Dec. 3, 2009. Andy Wong/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP/AP BANGKOK — Asian countries are turning to coal as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas … Read more
The final catapult launch of the F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt on July 28, 2006. The U.S. military retired the plane that year. U.S. Navy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption U.S. Navy/Getty Images Since the start of the Iran conflict, retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ward Carroll has been keeping a close … Read more