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President Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in 2017. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP President Trump spoke by phone with China's leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. This is their first known call since Trump began his second term with a focus on higher tariffs on imports

Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by the Israeli authorities. Here they are pictured at an unknown location in this undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The Israeli military said it recovered their bodies Thursday. Hostages and

Enlarge this image South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the U.S. president claims are the victims of "genocide." Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of

Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano. Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images Italy's Mount Etna produced a spectacularly

Election campaign banners for presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea and Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party are seen on May 31 as the country's presidential election nears, in Seoul, South Korea. Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images SEOUL, South Korea —

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 GOP-led Senate returns from recess today with hopes to pass legislation to enact a multi-trillion-dollar budget plan in a few weeks.

In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more

This photo released by Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Alexander Khinshtein telegram channel on Sunday, June 1, 2025, shows a view of a damaged bridge after the crash of a freight train in Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. AP/Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Alexander Khinshtein hide caption toggle caption AP/Acting Governor of