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 Iran is evaluating the Trump administration’s latest proposal to end the war, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said yesterday. President Trump…
Media reports state that Brazilian president will meet with US counterpart in the White House in coming days. By News Agencies and Reuters Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to travel to the United States to meet with his counterpart, Donald Trump, later this week,…
Anna Van Patten is hardly the first of her clan to turn up on a hit TV show. She comes from a Hollywood dynasty that stretches back more than half a century, to the days when her uncle starred as jovial dad Tom Bradford on the relentlessly wholesome ABC family drama Eight Is Enough. The…
On Sunday, April 26, in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta, Colombia, Catholics gathered for Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Marta to pray for proceedings underway 6 miles down the coast to develop a just and realistic pathway to a world without fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change. The first Conference…
Reporting Highlights Small-Government Advocate: Art Martinez de Vara is a South Texas lawyer and historian who has helped push a theory of limited government across the state. Curtailing a Big City’s Power: He was the lawyer for a successful campaign to force Dallas to hire more police officers while also stripping the city of its…
Ministers from nearly 60 countries are gathering this week in the Colombian city of Santa Marta for what is being called the first global conference on phasing out fossil fuels. The United States was not invited. The summit is taking place against the backdrop of the United States and Israel’s war with Iran, which has…
NewsFeed An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Iran outlined its proposal to Pakistani mediators as part of efforts to revive direct negotiations with the US. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…
Though this may seem like something of an internet niche, young men are paying attention. Almost two-thirds of boys and men aged 16-25 in the UK, US, and Australia regularly watch and read masculinity influencer content, research from the men’s mental health charity Movember shows. Some of the most popular UK-based masculinity influencers boast millions…
A Connecticut diocese has a new fundraising officer on its team, and her name is Maria – but don’t expect to find her sitting at a desk in the pastoral center or making the rounds at parishes. That’s because she was generated by artificial intelligence. “We are piloting an AI Virtual Engagement Officer, Maria, to…
During his state visit to the United States next week, King Charles III will not meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, according to a letter from lawyers representing King Charles and Queen Camilla in response to a request from Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California. Mr. Khanna had asked Buckingham Palace to arrange a private…
