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Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire

Israeli soldiers patrol a street in northern Gaza on Wednesday. The Israeli military says it has launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, a day after Israel broke a ceasefire with a punishing series of airstrikes that killed more than 400 p

Zelenskyy and Trump speak after Trump's call with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with the Finnish president at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday. Zelenskyy was on an official visit to Finland.

Musk, DOGE violated Constitution, judge says. And, when egg prices might drop

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 Elon Musk and the Department of Gove

Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II multi-role combat airplane flies over Ramstein Air Base during a day of fighter plane exercises on June 6, 2024, in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. T

Why did Israel resume the war in Gaza?

Children look on as people walk amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an overnight Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Israel's deadly strikes on Gaza drew global condemnation, as it said it had "no altern

Radio Free Europe CEO expects 'pretty drastic actions' following federal budget slash

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Stephen Capus speaks about the status of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist who was temporarily detained in Russia, during a forum at the National Press Club on May 3, 202

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds

A woman cries while sitting on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images

What Russia and Ukraine want out of talks, as Trump speaks to Putin Tuesday

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin seen in a composite of photos. Aurelien Morissard and Pavel Bednyakov/AP

Trump blames Iran for Houthi attacks on shipping after U.S. strikes in Yemen

Houthi supporters chant slogans and hold pictures of Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi movement, during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, March 17, 2025.

Why are the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks stuck? An explainer on the latest

Young Palestinians fill cans with water in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. Arab negotiators are trying to broker a ceasefire deal that would avert a return to fighting in Gaza and begin serious negotiations toward a formal end of

Never give up - one Gaza boy's story trying to survive in Gaza

GAZA CITY - March 14, 2025. On the right, 12-year-old Nimer Saddy al-Nimer sits with his mother Badir Al-Dujja Al-Nimer and his 4-year-old sister Seedra Saddy Al-Nimer. Wearing a knee brace, Nimer still finds it difficult to walk a year aft

After 15 months of displacement, a Palestinian reporter finally returns home : Up First from NPR

Anas Baba films a video of himself in Gaza. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption Anas Baba films a video of himself in Gaza. Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and

Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning

Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption WEST PALM BEA

Trump administration says South Africa's Ambassador to U.S. is 'persona non grata'

South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. Cliff Owen/FR170079 AP hid

Trump Administration say South Africa's Ambassador to U.S. 'persona non grata'

South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. Cliff Owen/FR170079 AP hid