The New York Times

There was a time — in the days when the internet was still a force for fun — when Chuck Norris jokes roamed our screens. Here’s how it all began.

The accelerating crisis offers a first glimpse of what happens when oil supplies are suddenly choked off by an unexpected crisis with no clear end in sight. 

A summit in Brussels on Thursday put on full display just how profoundly Europe’s plans have again been derailed by President Donald Trump. 

Silicon Valley made risky bets in recent years on developing defence-related technology and providing services to the US military establishment. Now those bets are paying off.

No parent wants to learn their child has been pressured into sending a sexual image, but a new survey suggests many teens are doing exactly that, and often with someone they are dating.

A neuroscientist with bipolar disorder turned to the high-fat diet after years of failed treatments, as experts weigh its potential risks and benefits.

Patients may need less semaglutide to maintain their weight, a recent study has found.

Bangladesh’s government has gone as far as shutting down university campuses to save electricity — a drastic response to the global energy crunch caused by the war in the Persian Gulf.

The deployment of about 2,500 Marines to the Middle East represents a new phase in the weeks-old war in Iran, as Iranian forces increase their attacks on the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump said that the US military had conducted a bombing raid targeting military facilities on Kharg Island, a small landmass in the northern Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. 

Weird voice-overs. Fake images of politicians. Scenes that seem real until you look closely. The AI era of campaign advertising seems to be upon us — and it’s a pretty fast-moving and complex situation.

Pete Hegseth has made contempt for what he calls ‘stupid rules of engagement’, and has boasted that he unleashed the military to use ‘maximum authorities on the battlefield’ in the Iran war.

High-energy lasers are increasingly viewed as the most cost-effective way to defend against drones and missiles launched by Iran at oil refineries and US bases across the Middle East.

Scientists aren’t sure why some people lose so little weight and why others lose a tremendous amount. But it’s a question they are now trying to answer.

Long term, officials and analysts suggest the war will weaken American influence, aid Chinese arguments about American decline and accelerate a middle-power arms race.