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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. Today’s top stories The ceasefire in Gaza was tested this weekend when Israel launched an assault on the territory in response to an attack on its troops. The Israeli military said Sunday that “terrorists” attacked Israeli troops operating in the Rafah area resulting in two soldiers being killed. Hamas denied involvement in any attacks. Gaza officials say dozens were killed in the Israeli strikes. Both sides are accusing the other…

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick opened up about his spate of emotional outbursts, most recently after Ronald Araujo’s stoppage-time winner vs Girona which got him sent off, saying that the Catalan club has changed him. The 60-year-old who was shown a red for protesting against refereeing decisions said that he was overwhelmed by emotions. “I’m not more nervous, maybe my emotions are not the same as before. I remember when I was coaching Bayern Munich, there were images of us winning 8-2 against Barca, and I never smiled with the eight goals,” he said ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League fixture vs…

Wikipedia, the free-to-use online encyclopedia platform that gets billions of pageviews from all around the world, is losing a significant portion of its traffic because of AI-generated summaries. In a blog post, Wikimedia, the foundation that owns the online encyclopedia, says that its algorithms, which classify its algorithms into humans and bots, noticed a sudden uptick in human traffic from Brazil in the month of May. Upon investigating and updating the algorithm, they noticed that much of this unusually high traffic spanning the months of May and June was actually coming from bots that were designed to evade detection. Story…

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“The authorities have assured that all necessary steps will be taken to send the body to India,” N.K. Premachandran said. Photo: Facebook/NK Premachandran A Kollam native who went missing in the recent boat tragedy off the coast of Mozambique has been confirmed dead, MP N.K. Premachandran said in Kollam on Monday (October 20, 2025). The deceased has been identified as Sreerag Radhakrishnan (35) of Naduvilakara, Thevalakkara.He and another person, Indrajith (22) of Piravom in Ernakulam district, were reported missing after a boat carrying them to the tanker MT Sea Quest for maintenance work capsized on October 16.There were 21 people…

If you’re not careful in today’s social media-crazed world, travel can start to feel like a competition. Once you’ve finished checking into all the trendiest spots and snapping photos in all the right places, you might just realize you’ve forgotten why you booked that plane ticket in the first place. The only surefire way to avoid this modern-day traveler’s burnout is by taking the path less traveled.  When a travel writer friend of mine called one summer and asked if I wanted to go mushroom foraging in Estonia, I thought, why not? It wasn’t on my lengthy must-do list, but…

The NSE highlighted robust growth in the services sector, structural reforms, and demographic advantages driving the country’s economic transformation. | Photo Credit: “India is rapidly emerging as a global hub for services exports with a compound annual growth rate of 14.8% outpacing goods exports, which grew at 9.8%,” National Stock Exchange (NSE) officials said. The NSE highlighted robust growth in the services sector, structural reforms, and demographic advantages driving the country’s economic transformation.”India will be to services, what China has been to manufacturing. It is emerging as global hub for services exports,” NSE chief economist Tirthankar Patnaik said.“India’s services exports…

Trauma care is medicine’s most time-sensitive speciality. When accidents, falls or grievous injuries put a clock on your life, every minute counts. Advances in emergency medicine, trauma systems, and hospital organisation over the past few decades have improved survival rates, but often the difference between life and death hinges on how quickly care is given. Prompt treatment—beginning at the time of injury through surgery, intensive care, and rehabilitation—can turn otherwise catastrophic circumstances into good recoveries.The concept of the Golden Hour—the initial 60 minutes after trauma—remains at the core of emergency care. Trauma is responsible for nearly 10% of total deaths…

Public sector non-life insurance companies — which had witnessed a decline in market share in previous years — have managed to regain some ground in the half-year ended September 2025, despite facing intense competition, according to the latest data.On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, private insurers’ share declined to 63.8 per cent as of September 2025 from 66.3 per cent a year earlier, while public sector insurers’ share improved to 31.7 per cent from 30.8 per cent in September 2024, indicating a gradual strengthening of their market position, said a CareEdge Ratings report. Government-owned New India Assurance increased its market share…

During adolescence, the body goes through many hormonal as well as physiological changes. Lack of knowledge can often leave a teenager doubtful and sometimes even unnecessarily terrified. One such confused adolescent took to the popular online forum Quora with his query: “After I urinate, some clear, bad-smelling liquid comes out. Is this a disease or normal? I’m 15,” and many resonated. Surprised by the number of clueless adolescents looking for answers to their bodies in the depths of the internet, we decided to reach out to Dr Dhruva G Prakash, Consultant Urologist at DHEE Hospitals, for an expert-backed response. 1.…