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Emergency services personnel attend the scene of a drone strike launched by Hezbollah on Sunday in Binyamina, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Amir Levy/Getty Images TEL AVIV — Israel’s military said that four soldiers were killed and seven others were seriously injured in a drone attack by Hezbollah targeting an Israeli army … Read more
Suliman Mleihat, 32, and his nine-year-old son Obeida stand in front of Obeida’s classroom, where he sheltered from settlers who attacked the school in the Mu’arrajat Bedouin community in mid-September. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR This story is a part of an NPR series reflecting on Oct. 7, … Read more
Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday’s Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three other troops on Friday, Lebanon’s military said, an incident that entangles the country’s official army in the escalating … Read more
Sudan’s war has displaced more than 10 million people and half the country faces starvations. The country’s medical services have collapsed leaving a patchwork of charities, local groups and the Sudanese diaspora to try to provide what health care they can. NPR’s Africa correspondent takes us to one of the few remaining hospitals, near the … Read more
Winner, The Bigger Picture, Wetlands: The Swarm of Life by Shane Gross, Canada. Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles swim among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Shane Gross/Wildlife Photographer of the Year hide caption toggle caption Shane Gross/Wildlife Photographer of the Year They lay in wait for hours, weeks and sometimes … Read more
An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 2. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP SAO PAULO — The Brazilian Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a … Read more
A Palestinian girl carries a child through the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on March 3, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/via Getty Images This story is a part of an NPR series reflecting on Oct. 7, a … 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 One year ago today, Hamas launched an ambush attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking hostages. This unleashed the deadliest … Read more
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Oct. 6, 2024. Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah on Sunday almost a year since the attack by Palestinian Hamas militants that sparked the war in Gaza. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption … Read more
African farmers aren’t as productive because of changing rainfall patterns. Now, an NGO and the Kenyan government are pulling together geographically precise weather data and texting it to farmers. Source link