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
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) greets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Editor's note: To follow breaking news about an Iranian attack on U.S. bases in the Middle
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 Trump administration is defending its decision to strike three nuclear targets in Iran over the weekend. U.S. officials say the strikes
Enlarge this image WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Carlos Barria/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Carlos Barria/Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from
Iranian protesters chant slogans and one holds a poster with a vampire-like illustration of President Trump in Tehran's Revolution Square on Sunday to protest the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Iran's government is weighing how to respond after the U.S. military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine depart at the end of a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, June 22, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to destroy the country's nuclear program. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President
In this photo provided by the White House, President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday as they monitor the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites. Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Torok/The White House
Loading... U.S. officials say that strikes conducted on three key Iranian nuclear sites have devastated its nuclear program, but independent experts analyzing commercial satellite imagery say the nation's long-running nuclear enterprise is far from destroyed. "At the end of the day there are some really important things that haven't been hit," says Jeffrey Lewis, a
A man on a bicycle passes a drawing of World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, third right, in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 15, 2025. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Dejong/AP This year's NATO summit opens Tuesday against the backdrop of an increasingly aggressive and unrestrained Russia, combined with an increasingly disengaged
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
