The U.S. and Russia are holding talks in Saudi Arabia on a Black Sea ceasefire

A resident watches as his neighbor cleans up a damaged apartment after a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 23. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide

India is hoping its manufacturing industry will profit from Trump's tariffs on China

A woman sits on a bus in Sriperumbudur district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where many women are employed in manufacturing. India hopes to attract more business as the Trump administration imposes tariffs on China.

Carney will impose the Globalists’ climate change scam on Canadians

Dan Fournier has written an essay giving an overview of Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rise to power. Carney has a background as a rich “elite” banker and globalist, with a history of questionable deeds and allegiances. And he ha

Israel's classified military plans for Gaza. And, defining "buy-now, pay-later" loans

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 Israel is weighing plans for a full-

Tesla, Big Oil have a weakness in common

It must have seemed like a huge week for the fossil fuel industry: as the Wall Street Journal put it yesterday (and you could sense the headline writer’s glee), “The fossil fuel industry gets its revenge on green activists.” The oil-and-gas

Data vs. Dance: Approaches to complex systems

As much as any of us might like to tell ourselves that age is just a number, some of those numbers tend to stick out and feel more significant than others. They have a way of making us pause and reflect. As I write this I am approaching a d

Israel's latest war plans: To occupy Gaza and rule Palestinians

Displaced Palestinians, who flee from Rafah amid ongoing Israeli military operations following Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Sunday. A

Germany: Social Security Failing to Protect Rights

(Berlin, March 24, 2025) – Social security failures coupled with structural gender inequality leave many people in Germany mired in poverty in ways that violate their human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Tacklin

Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As multilateralism is under threat, this convening is a

Weekly Health Quiz: Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Alzheimer's Support and Benzodiazepines

1 How do specific bacterial strains, such as Streptococcus bovis, in the gut microbiome increase the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer? By weakening the gut lining, allowing harmful toxins into your system By producing mutagenic chemic

How Sleeping Pills Harm Your Brain and Raise Dementia Risk

An estimated 50 million to 70 million Americans struggle with sleep disorders, and one in three adults fails to get the uninterrupted sleep needed for optimal health. For many, sleeping pills seem like the easiest solution. In the United St

Logan’s Run (1976)

Logan’s Run is a 1976 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett and Peter Ustinov. The film is based on the 1967 novel of th

DOGE and (mis)understanding AI

The general narrative in the media regarding artificial intelligence (AI) is binary. AI is either the greatest human invention ever, so powerful it will catapult us into an age of abundance for all and solve our environmental problems as we

They don’t want your genes in the pool

The term “eugenics was coined in 1883. But throughout history, inbreeding has been practised among royal families.  Even though it has led to genetic disorders and the decline of these families, the idea of breeding for desirable traits has

Locals feel a loss as the U.S. limits Canadian access to cross-border library

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, pictured in 2017, straddles the U.S.-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vt. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images