Siblings Marie-Charlotte Piro and Romain Piro stand among some of the olive trees they harvest in Tuscany, Italy, to create their olive oil. Their Olio Piro startup had been exporting all its olive oil to the United States — until new U.S. tariffs moved up their plans to start expanding elsewhere. Vikki Colvin hide caption
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a media briefing during the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the in Kuala Lumpur Friday, Malaysia, on July 11, 2025. Mandel Ngan/Pool AFP/AP hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/Pool AFP/AP The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up
Families of hostages protest demanding the release of their loved ones from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip at the plaza known as the "hostages square" in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP JERUSALEM — Ofir Braslavski watched as his emaciated son, Rom, writhed in agony on a dirty
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 A new set of higher tariffs, which the Trump administration believes will help usher in an economic boom, is expected to take
Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine, operated by Codelco, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground, leading to a suspension of operations in Rancagua Chile. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's
Macarena Lagos, 19, Florencia Contreras, 23, and Mariana Sanhueza, 21, are design students at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. All three voiced strong reservations about having children. They worry that motherhood would limit their freedom and choices. Tamara Merino for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tamara Merino for NPR SANTIAGO, Chile — In a
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. AP Photo/AP hide caption toggle caption AP Photo/AP CAIRO — A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.'s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off
Former UFC fighter Conor McGregor speaks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 17. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — The mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor — who's from Ireland and visited
