Protesters from 'Abortion Rights' watch Alex Davies-Jones, Parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Justice, talk in the House of Commons as they gather near Parliament, where MPs are voting on the decriminalization of abortion on June 17 in London. Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images LONDON — In the
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 intensified his rhetoric against Iran yesterday by threatening to target Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, claiming he is an
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, of New York's 17th District, marches in the 2025 Israel Day Parade, on New York's Fifth Avenue, Sunday, May 18. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP House Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., agrees with President Trump that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon and would support a move by the
Ukraine Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, right, examines the site of a missile strike that ruined a residential building during Russia's massive missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — One of the largest Russian attacks in months killed at least 15 people
Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14, 2025 as Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, killed top commanders and dozens of civilians. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Israel and Iran exchanged another round of intense missile strikes into Sunday, fueling growing concerns that the fighting could escalate
Onlookers watch wreckage from Thursday's Air India plane crash lying atop a building in Ahmedabad, India, on Saturday. Rafiq Maqbool/AP hide caption toggle caption Rafiq Maqbool/AP AHMEDABAD, India — Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India's worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from
The State Department, which administers the Fulbright Program. Eleven members of the 12-person Fulbright board have resigned over alleged Trump administration interference. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images All but one member of the 12-person board that oversees the prestigious Fulbright Program has resigned, citing political interference