Alfredo Chavez, a cattle rancher and livestock technician, shows New World screwworm larvae removed from a cow at his ranch in Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico, on July 23, 2025, amid an infestation that led the U.S. to suspend cattle imports over fears the pest could reach the border. Isabel Mateos/AP hide caption toggle caption Isabel Mateos/AP
Displaced Palestinians receive donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP WASHINGTON — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas' latest response "shows a lack
People chant while holding banners during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday. Alex Babenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Babenko/AP KYIV — A controversial new law removing the independence of Ukraine's top anti-corruption watchdogs has sparked the first major protests in the country since Russia's full-scale invasion
Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 11. Michael Shtekel/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Shtekel/AP MOSCOW and KYIV — Russia and Ukraine are set to meet for a third round of ceasefire talks in Istanbul this week, amid recent new threats by President Trump
An Israeli military APC drive at a gathering point near the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, July 21, 2025. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP In Gaza, one of the last relatively safe zones is now under fire, as Israel expands its military ground operation into the central city of Deir al-Balah. And
A picture taken on Oct. 12, 2017 shows the logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration will withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) —
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 The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants suspected of being
Adham Aljamous, 32, and his father Nouruldeen, 72, on their rooftop in Gaziantep, Turkey. They fled Syria over a decade ago. Now, with a chance to return, they're unsure what's left of home. Rebecca Rosman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman for NPR GAZIANTEP, Turkey — After more than a decade in exile
