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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. After two days of intense strikes, fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused. The U.S. says it hit 170 targets in Iran. Iran says it targeted U.S. military bases in the Gulf.

Updated July 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM CDT MADRID — One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have died while trying to flee the flames.

Farzana, 40, is a midwife who covers 10 villages in Moqor district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province. Until recently, worried mothers often sent her photos of newborns with rashes, swelling or skin infections so she could decide who needed help most urgently. But since the Taliban began enforcing a ban on smartphones that took effect in June, Farzana says she has stopped using her smartphone out of fear.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired four-star general Joseph Votel about U.S. bases in the Middle East in the midst of the Iran War.

The exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran appeared to have stopped overnight Thursday as Iran buried its Supreme Leader.

Prosecutors allege that Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination, admitted to the murder in messages read aloud to the courtroom Thursday.

The National Capital Planning Commission greenlit preliminary site and building plans after hours of public pushback. It wants more details before what could be its final review in September.

To say gas prices have been unpredictable this year would be an understatement. On Thursday morning, drivers across the U.S. were spending an average of $3.85 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to AAA. The average cost of a gallon this year peaked in May at $4.56, and plunged as low as $2.79 in January, the organization reported.

During a State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting last Tuesday, law enforcement leaders said they plan to send a letter to local agencies urging them to fully participate in their 287(g) agreements. 287(g) agreements are formal contracts between local law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), allowing local officers and deputies to carry out basic immigration enforcement tasks.

With a measuring tape and waterproof notepad in hand, Shellie Baxter swims around a shipwreck embedded into the ocean's floor in the Florida Keys. The water is warmer than the San Diego shores she's used to, but this is still her most challenging dive yet – she is learning how to document slave shipwrecks.