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Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro coup trial begins — here’s what to know

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after testifying to the federal police in an investigation involving his son, former Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The final stage of the trial of former

An earthquake devastates eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people

Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare Monday to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province. Hedayat Shah/AP hide caption toggle caption Hedayat Shah/AP KABUL, Afghanistan — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search

Israel increasingly bars foreign doctors who want to volunteer in Gaza

Palestinian hospital staff inspect the destruction inside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, following an Israeli strike on May 13. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images AMMAN, Jordan — Dr. Mimi Syed, an emergency medicine physician from Washington state, is in an Amman

How U.S. policy failed Gaza. And, the latest info on the Minneapolis school shooting

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 As Palestinians suffer under famine, NPR reporters have spoken with over 24 former senior Biden administration officials who were directly involved in

If Abrego Garcia is deported to Uganda, here’s how it might happen

A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss his arrest and deportation on April 9 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration wants to deport him to Uganda. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images The Trump administration says it intends

Israeli strikes kill 22, including 5 journalists, in a Gaza hospital

Palestinians mourn the death of journalists who were killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists among at least 20 other people killed in the strike. Abed Rahim Khatib/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Abed Rahim Khatib/picture alliance via Getty Images Editor's

Trump says National Guard is at the ready but hedges on Chicago plans

President Trump speaks to the press before signing executive orders at the White House on Monday, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem look on. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Monday

Boxed in by shifting tariff rules, European shippers pause some U.S.-bound parcels

A warehouse worker uses a scanner to identify cartons of parcels of goods on a conveyor belt in a hangar at DHL's parcel distribution and express freight warehouse in Valence, France, on December 12, 2024. Nicolas Guyannet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicolas Guyannet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Many European parcel companies