A multi-story residential building damaged after a Russian drone attack in Odesa on June 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON — The BBC and the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts have come under criticism from the
A woman smokes a cigarette at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 30. The country is banning smoking in many public places. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where
A multi-story residential building damaged after a Russian drone attack in Odesa on June 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON — The BBC and the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts have come under criticism from the
A woman smokes a cigarette at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 30. The country is banning smoking in many public places. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where
Andrew Roth (left) stands up from his wheelchair to give Jack Moran a hug at the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Roth was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, which Moran helped liberate while serving in the U.S. Army. Grace Widyatmadja/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/for NPR
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with U.S. have resumed after
A multi-story residential building damaged after a Russian drone attack in Odesa on June 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON — The BBC and the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts have come under criticism from the
A woman smokes a cigarette at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 30. The country is banning smoking in many public places. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where
Andrew Roth (left) stands up from his wheelchair to give Jack Moran a hug at the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Roth was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, which Moran helped liberate while serving in the U.S. Army. Grace Widyatmadja/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/for NPR
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with U.S. have resumed after
Crowds watch as people take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March on Sunday in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Gray/Getty Images At Pride parades from New York City to Budapest over the weekend, communities around the world celebrated and also demonstrated for LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion during the
President Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walk in the old district on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh on May 13. Trump announced several big economic agreements on his recent trip to the Middle East, but said little about the conflicts in the region. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide
The extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota shown near Hambantota, Sri Lanka, in 2018 — a major infrastructure project funded by China as part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption toggle caption Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years.
Jackie Lay Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. I admit I am obsessed with the blue-footed booby. I saw the turquoise-accented avian for the first time on my recent reporting trip to the Galápagos — the Pacific volcanic
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 federal government removed COVID-19 vaccines from the list of recommended shots for healthy pregnant women and children
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Pool WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States' premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a
A screengrab shows, according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video released Dec. 17, 2023. Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces. Speaking on Wednesday at the
Xi Jinping, left, with his father Xi Zhongxun in 1958. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images To many observers of China, its top leader, Xi Jinping, is an enigma. Scholars and journalist have tried to glean insight into his thinking by reading his speeches and
Mario, a former member of the military linked to Colombia's "false positives" scandal, joins forensic work at Neiva's Central Cemetery on April 30, 2025 — part of a Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) mandated effort to restore justice and aid victims. Photo: Nathalia Angarita for NPR Nathalia Angarita for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nathalia
A multi-story residential building damaged after a Russian drone attack in Odesa on June 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON — The BBC and the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts have come under criticism from the
A woman smokes a cigarette at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 30. The country is banning smoking in many public places. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where
Andrew Roth (left) stands up from his wheelchair to give Jack Moran a hug at the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Roth was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, which Moran helped liberate while serving in the U.S. Army. Grace Widyatmadja/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/for NPR
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with U.S. have resumed after
