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
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
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
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
Trucks load with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip are seen at the Kerem Shalom Crossing in southern Israel, Tuesday May 20. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption toggle caption Maya Alleruzzo/AP Israel – facing intense pressure from some European countries – has agreed to allow a "basic quantity" of food into Gaza after an almost three-month
Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro gestures while addressing his supporters following Portugal's general election, in Lisbon on Monday. Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP LISBON — Portugal's third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell
A Honduran migrant who returned voluntarily from the United States walks after arriving at Ramon Villeda Morales Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Monday. Delmer Martinez/AP hide caption toggle caption Delmer Martinez/AP SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The United States on Monday sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries, the
Eleonora Alfaro (L), mother of lawyer Ruth Lopez of the human rights group Cristosal, speaks next to Noah Bullock (C), executive director of Cristosal, and Louis Benavides (R), partner of Lopez, during a press conference in El Salvador. Marvin Recinos/AFP hide caption toggle caption Marvin Recinos/AFP MEXICO CITY — Leading human rights activist, Ruth López
