People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on
A billboard displays portraits of Hamas leaders Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh with the word "assassinated" in Hebrew, in Tel Aviv, Aug. 2, 2024. Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leadership failed to kill any senior
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivers a speech as he confirms that Polish forces shot down Russian drones, which violate the country's airspace, in Warsaw, Poland on September 10, 2025. Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images More than a dozen Russian
People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on
A billboard displays portraits of Hamas leaders Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh with the word "assassinated" in Hebrew, in Tel Aviv, Aug. 2, 2024. Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leadership failed to kill any senior
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivers a speech as he confirms that Polish forces shot down Russian drones, which violate the country's airspace, in Warsaw, Poland on September 10, 2025. Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images More than a dozen Russian
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on Tuesday. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images DOHA, Qatar — Qatar has slammed Israel's attack targeting Hamas leaders on its soil as an act of "state
Esme Nicholson, Jakie Lay /NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. If I'd had my microphone with me, you'd hear the bright coloratura of willow warblers and chiffchaffs, the resonant mezzo counterpoint of blackbirds, the soft rustling of leaves in
People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on
A billboard displays portraits of Hamas leaders Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh with the word "assassinated" in Hebrew, in Tel Aviv, Aug. 2, 2024. Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leadership failed to kill any senior
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivers a speech as he confirms that Polish forces shot down Russian drones, which violate the country's airspace, in Warsaw, Poland on September 10, 2025. Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images More than a dozen Russian
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on Tuesday. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images DOHA, Qatar — Qatar has slammed Israel's attack targeting Hamas leaders on its soil as an act of "state
Esme Nicholson, Jakie Lay /NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. If I'd had my microphone with me, you'd hear the bright coloratura of willow warblers and chiffchaffs, the resonant mezzo counterpoint of blackbirds, the soft rustling of leaves in
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 Israeli military says it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in Qatar's capital of Doha yesterday. The strike marks
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, attends his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on July 15. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former national security adviser Mike Waltz faced tough questions on Capitol Hill on
Enlarge this image Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the standard reference work for collectors and dealers alike and they are the market leader in the stamp collecting business. Whitemay/Getty hide caption toggle caption Whitemay/Getty Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their
Enlarge this image President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark
A view along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Newbury Lock, Newbury, Berkshire, England. Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images MARLBOROUGH, England — After years of illegal polluting by Britain's water industry, an independent report planned for release in the coming days could
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Enlarge this image Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey. Rebecca Rosman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman/NPR Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey. Rebecca Rosman/NPR Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended his police minister after explosive allegations of links to organized crime were made against him. Ramaphosa made the announcement in a
President Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP MOSCOW — President Trump on Monday threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a
People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on
A billboard displays portraits of Hamas leaders Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh with the word "assassinated" in Hebrew, in Tel Aviv, Aug. 2, 2024. Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leadership failed to kill any senior
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivers a speech as he confirms that Polish forces shot down Russian drones, which violate the country's airspace, in Warsaw, Poland on September 10, 2025. Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Polish Prime Minister's Office Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images More than a dozen Russian
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on Tuesday. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images DOHA, Qatar — Qatar has slammed Israel's attack targeting Hamas leaders on its soil as an act of "state
Esme Nicholson, Jakie Lay /NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. If I'd had my microphone with me, you'd hear the bright coloratura of willow warblers and chiffchaffs, the resonant mezzo counterpoint of blackbirds, the soft rustling of leaves in
