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
Gaza City tents on May 25, 2025. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A new wave of mass displacement is redrawing the landscape of Gaza. A picturesque harbor is now blanketed in tents. A building belonging to the Qatari diplomatic mission is a refugee camp. Nearly 180,000 Palestinians
In a grab taken from video, France's President Emmanuel Macron is shoved while preparing to disembark a plane in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. Hau Dinh/AP hide caption toggle caption Hau Dinh/AP French President Emmanuel Macron is downplaying a viral video that appears to show his wife shoving him in the face, describing it as part
Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He's seen here last year, acknowledging a crowd that celebrated his then-record 30th summit of Everest. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own record for
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP BEIJING — Hours after the U.S. announced it was temporarily pausing most of its high tariffs on Chinese goods on May 12, NPR checked in with
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 In a video interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep, Harvard President Alan Garber said institutions need to double down on their "commitment
The flag of Japan (right) hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2008, in honor of Ryozo Kato, the ambassador of Japan to the United States at the time, ringing the opening bell. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images Robert Ward is the Japan
Karthik Nemmani (left) poses with the championship trophy after he correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 31, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where
Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them. Dion MBD for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dion MBD for NPR In a small apartment outside Minneapolis, I'm watching two brown-haired brothers, ages
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