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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
Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa’s biggest countries. Our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the war has caused. Source link
In London’s hipster neighborhood of Hackney, four primary schools shut this year, and playgrounds are empty. Rising costs and falling birthrates mean some of Europe’s biggest cities have fewer kids. Source link
People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on September 28. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on September 28. Hussein Malla/AP Israel began a … Read more
Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and cheer as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appears via a video link, during a Nov. 3, 2023, rally in Beirut to commemorate Hezbollah fighters who were killed in South Lebanon while fighting against the Israeli forces. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP Israel’s killing … Read more