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U.S. withdraws from U.N. cultural agency over ‘divisive social and cultural causes’

A picture taken on Oct. 12, 2017 shows the logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration will withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) —

2 military bases expand to detain immigrants. And, Israel advances into central Gaza

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 Department of Homeland Security is preparing to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants suspected of being

New book ‘Together in Manzanar’ reveals life inside WWII Japanese detention camp

Karl Yoneda and Elaine Buchman, March 1933. The couple would later be incarcerated with their son at the Manzanar concentration camp during World War II. The Karl G. Yoneda Papers, UCLA Special Library Collections. hide caption toggle caption The Karl G. Yoneda Papers, UCLA Special Library Collections. In 1942, the mother of a toddler was

One Doctor’s Story After Another Violent Weekend in Gaza

Enlarge this image People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images People and traffic pass the fence

A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a school in Dhaka and kills at least 20

Firefighters work at the site of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed into a school campus shortly after takeoff in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP hide caption toggle caption Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the capital, shortly after takeoff

Assad is gone. But can Syrians go home?

Adham Aljamous, 32, and his father Nouruldeen, 72, on their rooftop in Gaziantep, Turkey. They fled Syria over a decade ago. Now, with a chance to return, they're unsure what's left of home. Rebecca Rosman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman for NPR GAZIANTEP, Turkey — After more than a decade in exile

Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he’s witnessing firsthand

People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which was hit in an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city at dawn on May 13. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images World Nearly 100 people killed seeking aid in Gaza

Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United States

This wanted poster posted on X by Ecuador's Ministry of Interior, Jan. 9, 2024, shows Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, the leader of Los Choneros gang. Ecuador's Ministry of Interior/AP hide caption toggle caption Ecuador's Ministry of Interior/AP QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang