Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli army airstrike in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 18, 2025. Mariam Dagga/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Dagga/AP UNITED NATIONS — A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel
A view of Amir Kabir Dam, one of the five main reservoirs supplying water to Tehran, as the Iranian capital faces one of its most severe water crises in recent years, with dam levels dropping to historic lows Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images A long lasting
This combination photo shows presidential candidates Rodrigo Paz, left and Bolivia's former President Jorge Quiroga, right. Freddy Barragan, Arnulfo Franco/AP hide caption toggle caption Freddy Barragan, Arnulfo Franco/AP LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's presidential vote headed to an unprecedented runoff after a vote Sunday that ended more than two decades of left-wing dominance in the
Senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti appears in court in Jerusalem in 2012. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — The world got a glimpse of one of the most famous Palestinian prisoners in Israel on Friday, Marwan Barghouti, for the first time in years. A video posted by Israel's far-right
Police officers patrol the area near the Saint-Helene orphanage in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump talk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Trump has made no secret that he wants to be the one to broker
Retired Israeli Air Force pilots protest against the war in Gaza outside the country's defense ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on Aug. 12. Itay Stern/NPR hide caption toggle caption Itay Stern/NPR TEL AVIV, Israel — Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets every week to protest the ongoing war in Gaza and the government's
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 Fighting in Ukraine escalated in recent days as President Trump prepares to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska tomorrow. This
