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 A gunman opened fire yesterday evening in a Midtown Manhattan office building, killing four people — including a police officer — before
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Monday. Jane Barlow/AP hide caption toggle caption Jane Barlow/AP President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed doing more to feed the starving population in the Gaza Strip on Monday, as an international outcry mounted over the rising
Palestinians hold onto an aid truck returning to Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Two prominent Israeli rights groups on Monday said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that local Jewish-led organizations have made such
Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel's military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will
Enlarge this image Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images A deepening hunger crisis is gripping Gaza, with more than 120 deaths from starvation reported — most of them children. As Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens and ceasefire talks stall, French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will formally recognize a Palestinian state—
Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, then the country's envoy in Vienna, awaiting the start of the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 21, 2019. Ronald Zak/AP hide caption toggle caption Ronald Zak/AP Germany, France and the United Kingdom will hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days
Enlarge this image US President President Donald Trump (L), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (2nd-R), and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (2nd-L) tour a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida earlier this month DREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP/AFP via Getty Images US President President
Martin Van Buren served as U.S. president from 1837 to 1841. Some would say he was not much more than an OK president. National Archives/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption National Archives/Getty Images/Hulton Archive From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, the languages may differ, but nearly every taxi driver or street vendor
