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 is expected to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House today, along with several key European leaders. The
A group of people gather to greet two severely wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza arriving at Dulles International Airport near Washington for urgent medical treatment on Aug. 9, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it's
Air Canada flight attendants picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday. Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP TORONTO — Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the
Toshiyuki Mimaki, 83, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning group of a-bomb survivors in Japan, sits outside his farmhouse, about 10 miles outside the city of Hiroshima. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anthony Kuhn/NPR HIROSHIMA, Japan — Shortly before the 80th anniversary of nuclear attack on Hiroshima early this month, several dozen
President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska – President Trump said he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday to talk about how to end Russia's
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday after a day of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin touted progress
A protest against the war in Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Aug. 6 by members of Soldiers for Hostages, a group of reservists who have stated their opposition to the continued fighting in Gaza and their refusal to continue to serve. Maya Levin/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maya Levin/for NPR TEL AVIV, Israel — For
Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza, in Parliament Square, in London, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption toggle caption Alberto Pezzali/AP LONDON — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a
