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The Swedish government on Tuesday announced a deal to purchase four new frigates for its navy from France's Naval Group. The Nordic country, neutral throughout the Cold War, applied for NATO membership in May 2022 alongside Finland, soon after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It joined the alliance in March 2024 and is seeking to rapidly

Skip next section Deutsche Bank London branch fined for Russia sanctions violations May 19, 2026 Deutsche Bank London branch fined for Russia sanctions violations The London branch of German global financial institution Deutsche Bank has been fined by UK authorities for violations related to Russian sanctions. The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) fined

The European Parliament is to award its European Order of Merit for the first time on Tuesday. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former Polish President Lech Walesa  are among the first laureates, though Zelenskyy will not be attending the presentation ceremony in Strasbourg in person. The EU says the award

Russian and Ukrainian forces launched cross-border drone attacks overnight Tuesday as Moscow began three days of nationwide nuclear weapons drills amid escalating tensions in the long-running war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 500 drones and over 20 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight, targeting multiple regions across the country. Zelenskyy said the

Russia may celebrate its "no-limits" partnership with China — a phrase coined when President Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met just before the Ukraine war — yet those relations are increasingly one-sided. Although bilateral trade softened last year as a result of lower oil prices, Russia’s goods exports to China have nearly doubled since February 2022, when Moscow's full-scale

Refugees carry food at a distribution center run by the World Food Programme at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, Kenya. After U.S. aid that paid for the food was curtailed, protests broke out. Andrew Kasuku/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Kasuku/AP Does foreign aid have an impact on violence — on wars, on street fights

Fakhri Abu Diab, a community leader, walks by the remains of his family home after it was demolished by Israeli forces, in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Ammar Awad/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Ammar Awad/Reuters EAST JERUSALEM — Fakhri Abu Diab, 62, has lived on the same property in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of

A Colossal Biosciences worker performs a wellness check on an artificial egg. Colossal Biosciences hide caption toggle caption Colossal Biosciences Trevor Snyder pulls open an incubator and gently lifts out a device that looks like a high-tech coffee pod. It's black, with a honeycomb bottom. A clear flat top reveals what's inside. "This is a

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 San Diego police are investigating a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont, Calif., as

Many plants, including many species of bananas, have more than two sets of chromosomes. This can make the species more resilient to major environmental catastrophe, researchers find. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images Most people are diploid. That is, we have two sets of chromosomes — one set from each parent.