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Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 4 dead and 1 missing

In this photo provided by the New South Wales Police, emergency workers wade through floodwaters as they prepare inflatable boats to effect rescues near Taree, Australia, Thursday, May 22, 2025. AP/NSW Police hide caption toggle caption AP/NSW Police MELBOURNE, Australia — Record floodwaters on Australia's east coast have left four people dead and one missing

Trump’s Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school’s sports teams

Members of Yale crew, left, and Harvard crew, right, greet one another after the 4-mile course along the Thames River for the 146th Harvard-Yale Regatta, in New London, Conn., on May 28, 2011. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessica Hill/AP CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Some of Harvard's sports teams would be virtually wiped out by

Former U.S. ambassador to Israel says D.C. shooting is part of an ‘explosion’ of antisemitism

People hold signs and Israeli national flags in a sign of support outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead, in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Details are continuing to emerge in the wake of

Two Israeli embassy aides killed. And, House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

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 Two staff members of Israel's embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum last night, according to police.

South African president visits the U.S. And, GOP divided over Trump’s tax bill

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 met with House Republicans at the Capitol yesterday, urging them to get behind his massive tax and immigration bill or

South Africa’s president heads to the White House. Can he charm Trump?

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to journalists during the eighth EU-South Africa summit in Cape Town, South Africa, in March. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption toggle caption Nardus Engelbrecht/AP JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, in an attempt to reset relations between

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not having to buy rice

Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP TOKYO — Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice" because he got it from supporters as

India’s Relationship with the U.S.

Enlarge this image Immigrants, wearing masks, deported from the United States, who were among those who arrived in a U.S. military plane Wednesday in Amritsar, enter a police vehicle at the Ahmedabad airport, India, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP Immigrants, wearing masks, deported from the United States, who