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Demonstrators wave Iranian flags as one holds up a poster of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against Israeli attacks on Iran, after the Friday prayer ceremonies on June 20, 2025 in central Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images In the aftermath of the 12-day war … Read more
A Russian official named Roman Starovoit acted as the Kremlin’s Transportation Minister was reported dead hours after Putin fired him. Officials say he died by suicide. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A high-ranking government minister has died just hours after the president relieved him of his post. That sounds like something out of a spy thriller. … 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 Over 100 people are dead following the catastrophic flooding in central Texas, state authorities confirmed yesterday. The Guadalupe River swelled over 26 … Read more
President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass discusses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House Monday to meet with President Trump, who is pressing the Israel leader for a ceasefire agreement and an end to the war in Gaza. PIEN HUANG, HOST: President Donald Trump is set to meet … Read more
Actor Richard Gere, right, kisses the hand of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in Dharamshala, India, Sunday. Ashwini Bhatia/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashwini Bhatia/AP DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town … Read more
The MingKwai typewriter’s keys enable the typist to find and retrieve Chinese characters. Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford hide caption toggle caption Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford STANFORD, California — Scholars in the U.S., Taiwan and China are buzzing about the discovery of an old typewriter, because the long-lost machine is part of the origin story of modern Chinese … Read more
Relatives grieve over bodies of family members killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY and WASHINGTON – The Israeli military intensified strikes throughout Gaza on Friday, even as President Trump signaled that talks … Read more
The Pentagon is halting the delivery of some U.S. weapons to Ukraine that are crucial in its battle against Russia. This comes at a time when Russia has stepped up its attacks against Ukraine. Source link
Digital nomads from the U.S. who roam the world say their time abroad allows them to recognize — and even appreciate — aspects of American life and the privilege of American identity. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Some things become clearer with some distance – like home. The farther you travel from your native country, the clearer … Read more
Palestinians outside a food distribution site run by an Israeli and U.S. backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, on June 24. Hundreds of Palestinians seeking food at the group’s sites have been killed by Israeli military fire, according to health officials and international medical teams in Gaza. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR … Read more