Russia Intensifies Its Air War in Ukraine

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

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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 Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili speaks to demonstrators of hundreds of Georgian companies as they went out into streets suspending their work during an unprecedented three-hour nationwide strike in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP hide caption toggle caption Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP The country of Georgia is now a "weak Democracy" following last year's parliamentary