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139 days: 3 Scottish brothers set a record for fastest row across the Pacific

Scottish brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, Maclean react after completing their record-breaking row from Peru across the Pacific Ocean to Cairns, Australia, on Saturday Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full

3 dead after mob sets fire to Indonesian regional parliament building

Protesters walk by as the local parliament building is engulfed in flames during a protest following the death of a delivery rider in clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers' allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Masyudi Firmansyah/AP hide caption toggle caption Masyudi Firmansyah/AP JAKARTA, Indonesia — An angry

Most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules

President Trump announces his global tariffs at a Rose Garden event at the White House on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An appeals court ruled that most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal — but held off on enforcing the decision until mid-October, given expectations that it will

Father of Minneapolis shooting victim speaks out. And, CDC announces new leadership

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 names of the two children who were shot and killed on Wednesday at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis have been

Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland

FILE - A view of houses in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, June 22, 2025 Kwiyeon Ha/AP hide caption toggle caption Kwiyeon Ha/AP COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump

Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and

This Kyiv woman survived a 9-story fall from her home during a Russian missile attack

Veronika Osintseva says she has no idea how she walked away with just a fractured leg, a chipped tooth and some bruises. Hanna Palamarenko for NPR hide caption toggle caption Hanna Palamarenko for NPR On the evening of July 31, Veronika Osintseva went to sleep in her bedroom at her family's apartment in a western

In France, debate heats up over air conditioning

Children cool off in a mist fountain in central Paris amid a heatwave, on Aug. 13. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — France's latest political controversy isn't about taxes, retirement or even cuts to summer vacation. It's about air conditioning. As European summers get hotter