Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S.
Scottish brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, Maclean react after completing their record-breaking row from Peru across the Pacific Ocean to Cairns, Australia, on Saturday Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full
Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir hide caption toggle caption Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa's rural Limpopo province and rose to international fame on America's Got Talent in 2019, has released a bold new project: a Zulu-language
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S.
Scottish brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, Maclean react after completing their record-breaking row from Peru across the Pacific Ocean to Cairns, Australia, on Saturday Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full
Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir hide caption toggle caption Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa's rural Limpopo province and rose to international fame on America's Got Talent in 2019, has released a bold new project: a Zulu-language
Protesters walk by as the local parliament building is engulfed in flames during a protest following the death of a delivery rider in clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers' allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Masyudi Firmansyah/AP hide caption toggle caption Masyudi Firmansyah/AP JAKARTA, Indonesia — An angry
President Trump announces his global tariffs at a Rose Garden event at the White House on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An appeals court ruled that most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal — but held off on enforcing the decision until mid-October, given expectations that it will
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S.
Scottish brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, Maclean react after completing their record-breaking row from Peru across the Pacific Ocean to Cairns, Australia, on Saturday Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full
Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir hide caption toggle caption Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa's rural Limpopo province and rose to international fame on America's Got Talent in 2019, has released a bold new project: a Zulu-language
Protesters walk by as the local parliament building is engulfed in flames during a protest following the death of a delivery rider in clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers' allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Masyudi Firmansyah/AP hide caption toggle caption Masyudi Firmansyah/AP JAKARTA, Indonesia — An angry
President Trump announces his global tariffs at a Rose Garden event at the White House on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An appeals court ruled that most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal — but held off on enforcing the decision until mid-October, given expectations that it will
Scientists use pink dye to measure the water flow rate coming off the Rhone glacier outside Zurich, Switzerland. Rob Schmitrz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rob Schmitrz/NPR Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent with temperatures there increasing at twice the average global rate. That is melting Europe's glaciers, which may disappear by the end of
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
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
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S.
Scottish brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, Maclean react after completing their record-breaking row from Peru across the Pacific Ocean to Cairns, Australia, on Saturday Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full
Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir hide caption toggle caption Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa's rural Limpopo province and rose to international fame on America's Got Talent in 2019, has released a bold new project: a Zulu-language
Protesters walk by as the local parliament building is engulfed in flames during a protest following the death of a delivery rider in clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers' allowances in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Masyudi Firmansyah/AP hide caption toggle caption Masyudi Firmansyah/AP JAKARTA, Indonesia — An angry
President Trump announces his global tariffs at a Rose Garden event at the White House on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An appeals court ruled that most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal — but held off on enforcing the decision until mid-October, given expectations that it will
