Day: May 22, 2025

“Иностранная помощь – это не благотворительность. Она предназначена для продвижения национальных интересов Соединенных Штатов”, – @SecRubio

— США по-русски (@USApoRusski) May 22, 2025

BREAKING: Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect, according to police, yelled, “Free Palestine” after he was arrested. tinyurl.com/4xs4zfey

Officials in Israel and Washington are condemning the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees outside a Jewish museum in Washington. Plus, Israel seeks full control of Gaza as a condition to end its war with Hamas, and Republicans close in on passage of a massive bill at the heart of President Trump’s domestic agenda. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Gigi Douban, Kevin Drew, Carrie Kahn, Kelsey Snell, Ally Schweitzer and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zac Coleman and Josh Sauvagvau. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

North Korea was about to launch its second destroyer but the navy messed it up and the vessel tipped over on its side and was severely damaged.

A furious Kim Jong Un was present at the site when it happened.

Heads will be rolling… pic.twitter.com/ckBIgmpRn2

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 22, 2025

BREAKING: Two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C., were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum. The suspect yelled, “Free Palestine” after he was arrested, according to police. More: newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-i…

JJ, the Austrian singer who wan the Eurovision Song Contest a few days ago, says he wants Israel banned from the competition: “It’s very disappointing that Israel is still part of the competition. I would like the event to be held in Vienna next year – without Israel” 🇦🇹🇮🇱