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Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP hide caption toggle caption UNCREDITED/AP Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP The Iran-Iraq war, 9/11, … Read more
Palestinians carry food packages near a distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP A newspaper report published in Hebrew and English quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders have ordered them to shoot at unarmed hungry crowds of … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran on June 19. Israel has scored a series of military successes and reshaped the Middle East since being stunned by a surprise Hamas attack in October 2023. Marc Israel Sellem/AFP via … Read more
Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday. Rudolf Karancsi/AP hide caption toggle caption Rudolf Karancsi/AP BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary’s history in an open rebuke … Read more
Ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the majority of western countries have been working to marginalize Russia by imposing sanctions and moving away from dependence on Russian oil. This week NATO announced most member countries would dramatically increase defense spending, a move they said was meant to counter threats posed by Russia. … Read more
As part of a broader crime wave in Peru that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, gangs have begun targeting private schools in poorer neighborhoods for extortion. We hear how administrators and parents are dealing with the threats. And in London’s West End, you don’t need a ticket to witness the soaring signature song for the … Read more
People hold flags of Iran and Hezbollah as well as posters of Supreme Leader Khamenei as Iranians take to the streets in the downtown Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran on June 24, 2025, to celebrate the ceasefire after a 12-day war with Israel. NEGAR/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NEGAR/Middle … Read more
Palestinians say they’ve been forsaken by the world as the war in Gaza grinds on, while Iran and Israel’s ceasefire holds. Source link
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 Last night, President Trump announced on social media that a ceasefire has been established, ending the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran. … Read more
Activists with the international environmental group Greenpeace display a giant banner displaying a picture of Jeff Bezos in Venice’s St. Mark’s Square on Monday. Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images Activists in Venice, Italy, are protesting the upcoming destination wedding of tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist … Read more