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The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City’s mayor are shot dead

Crime scene investigators work at the site where the personal secretary and an advisor to Mexico City's mayor were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle, in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Tristan Velazquez) Tristan Velazquez/AP hide caption toggle caption Tristan Velazquez/AP MEXICO CITY — The personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City's

India’s Relationship with the U.S.

Enlarge this image Immigrants, wearing masks, deported from the United States, who were among those who arrived in a U.S. military plane Wednesday in Amritsar, enter a police vehicle at the Ahmedabad airport, India, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP Immigrants, wearing masks, deported from the United States, who

Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen

Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster who has become the public face of the game, was forced into a draw

U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London on Monday. Hannah McKay/Reuters Pool via AP hide caption toggle caption Hannah McKay/Reuters Pool via AP LONDON — The U.K. suspended free trade talks with Israel on Tuesday and hit West Bank settlers with sanctions, less than a day after

‘Heart Lamp’ wins International Booker, with stories of India’s Muslim women and girls

Author Banu Mushtaq (left) and translator Deepa Bhasthi won this year's International Booker Prize, for the book Heart Lamp. Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images The writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won this year's International Booker Prize for their book Heart Lamp. The book

Rubio defends Trump’s foreign policy as Democrats grill him on Putin and aid cuts

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Tuesday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some testy exchanges with Democratic senators on Tuesday, who questioned him on Trump administration policies ranging from diplomacy with Russia to aid cuts, refugees and

Tornado outbreak concerns grow in U.S. And, Hamas-Israel talks hit impasse

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 President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over two hours yesterday, part of a flurry of

Trump has imposed a lot of tariffs. But here’s why collecting them can be hard

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician examines overseas parcels after they were scanned at the agency's overseas mail inspection facility at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 23, 2024. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP In a flurry of actions, President Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on imports coming into