Israeli soldiers organize military equipment while standing on armored personnel carriers near the border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in southern Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Amir Levy/Getty Images Israel's Security Cabinet approved a proposal early Friday for the military to expand the war in Gaza and take control of Gaza
Laurent Saint-Cyr (left) attends the ceremony for his appointment as president of the Transitional Council in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang
Hidayat Al-Motawaq holds her 18-month-old son, Mohammad Al-Motawaq, in their tent in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 3. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR A photo of an emaciated child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Our producer in Gaza meets the child and his
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 Five soldiers were injured at Fort Stewart, Ga., yesterday after an Army sergeant opened fire on his coworkers. The alleged shooter has
A Kashmiri man walks past a shop displaying stone jewellery and Kashmiri handicrafts in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Dar Yasin/AP hide caption toggle caption Dar Yasin/AP MUMBAI, India — India's prime minister responded with defiance after President Trump threatened to double tariffs on his country to 50%, because it purchases Russian oil. Asia What Trump's
Gara, a Siberian tiger, cares for her newborn cubs at the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark in 2008. Henning Bagger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henning Bagger/AFP via Getty Images A European zoo stirred up intrigue and controversy after a social media post asking for surplus pets to be donated to feed captive animals
A broken transformer in Badagry, Nigeria that hasn't worked for over 5 years. Local residents say electricity officials have never been sent to repair it. Emmanuel Akinwotu/NPR hide caption toggle caption Emmanuel Akinwotu/NPR In Africa’s most populous country more than a third of residents have no access to electricity. Even those connected to the nation’s crumbling power grid
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff shake hands during their meeting in Moscow, Wednesday. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in the coming days, according to a top Kremlin aide. Ukraine
