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Ivan Sarancha, 18, who left Luhansk after 11 years of living under occupation, stands in front of a memorial for the fallen at Maidan Square — where the pro-Europe uprising known as the “Revolution of Dignity” took place in February 2014 — in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 26. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle … Read more
People vote at a polling booth at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mark Baker/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Baker/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — Polls opened in Australia’s general election on Saturday with high costs of living and a shortage of housing major issues in the campaign. Voting across the nation the size of … Read more
A record 18 million Australians are registered to vote in Saturday’s national election. And for the first time, Millennials and Gen-Z will overtake Baby Boomers to form the dominant voting bloc. Source link
Spectators cheer as Chinese soldiers march during a parade marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, 2025. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The … Read more
People try to board a crowded bus Monday after the subway stopped running during a power outage in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP BARCELONA, Spain — A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights … Read more
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with former US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, about today’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: President Trump met with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican this morning. A photo shows the two leaders sitting face to face huddled together in … Read more
During Syria’s long civil war, the White Helmets were known for running into harms way, rescuing civilians from the aftermath of regime attacks. Now with the regime gone, the famed organization is finding a new mission with new challenges. We go to Damascus to see them in action. The White Helmets sit in their rescue … Read more
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen on Friday, April 18. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP WASHINGTON — Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what … 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 President Trump told reporters at the White House yesterday that the U.S. will have a fair deal with China. The president’s high … Read more
The Voice of America building, June 15, 2020, in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the government funded broadcaster, at least temporarily. It’s a dramatic turn in a series of legal cases revolving around the limits of executive power … Read more