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Ukraine and Russia begin the largest prisoner-of-war exchange since the invasion

Two-hundred and seventy Ukrainian military personnel and 120 civilians are returned to Ukraine after the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that Moscow and Kyiv had exchanged that amount of prisoners each in the first round of a large-scale swap on Friday. Military Administration of Kyiv City/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Military

Harvard’s ability to enroll international students revoked. And, summer book releases

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 Elias Rodriguez, who is suspected of killing two Israeli Embassy employees outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., has been charged with

The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base

This image released by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Navy/AP hide caption toggle caption U.S. Navy/AP LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also

South Africa’s president is praised for staying calm during Trump’s Oval Office ambush

President Trump meets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP JOHANNESBURG — "All in all it was awful but it could have been worse," was how one South African newspaper summed up President Cyril Ramaphosa's extraordinary Oval Office meeting with

In Mexico, Songs for Women who Kill Their Abusers

Enlarge this image Singer Vivir Quintana perform during a showcase at Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros on May 27, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. Jaime Nogales/Medios y Media/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jaime Nogales/Medios y Media/Getty Images Singer Vivir Quintana perform during a showcase at Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros on May 27, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.

A family in Indian-administered Kashmir fears being split apart after militant attack

Women walk past a damaged house in Bandipora, India, on April 27. Following the April 22 attack that killed at least 26 people, India ordered Pakistani nationals to leave the country and Indian security forces demolished houses linked to active militants across Kashmir, according to officials. Faisal Khan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption

War Crimes

Enlarge this image BAS CZERWINSKI/AFP/Getty Images BAS CZERWINSKI/AFP/Getty Images On today's episode, we travel from the battlefields of the U.S. Civil War, through the rubble of two world wars, to the hallways of the Hague, to see how the modern world has tried to define — and prosecute — war crimes. This episode originally aired

El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer

Eleonora Alfaro (L), mother of lawyer Ruth Lopez of the human rights group Cristosal, speaks next to Noah Bullock (C), executive director of Cristosal, and Louis Benavides (R), partner of Lopez, during a press conference in El Salvador. Marvin Recinos/AFP hide caption toggle caption Marvin Recinos/AFP MEXICO CITY — Leading human rights activist, Ruth López