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
A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Monday. Ali Jadallah/Andalou/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Jadallah/Andalou/Getty Images A United Nations-affiliated organization that tracks food security worldwide has issued a dire alert confirming that a "worst-case" famine scenario is unfolding
Hundreds of Palestinians wait for hours to receive food aid in Gaza City on July 27. Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images The people of Gaza are experiencing a dire hunger crisis — and the consequences could reverberate across generations. Roughly a third of the
Local residents walks in front of a damaged road littered with broken tree branches after a heavy rains in Taishitun Town, Miyun district on the outskirts of Beijing, China, on Monday. Mahesh Kumar A./AP hide caption toggle caption Mahesh Kumar A./AP TAISHITUN, China — Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, authorities in
Police stand in front of a banner reading in Spanish "Uribe guilty" displayed by opponents of former President Alvaro Uribe outside the court where a verdict is expected in his trial for witness tampering in Bogota, Colombia, on July 28, 2025. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — Former Colombian President
Enlarge this image Palestinians shove to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Palestinians shove to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025.
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
