The New York Times

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US obsession with Korean pop culture has now reached the point where more and more Americans, with little personal connection to the country, are learning Korean.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Older kids called me a gay slur when I was as young as 7, and I can still vividly picture my mother’s shock when I asked her what it meant.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The hollowing out of the People’s Liberation Army’s leadership complicates Xi’s long-standing ambition to bring Taiwan under Beijing’s control.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘What unites the gods of every spiritual tradition is that they are capable of communicating with us.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: TikTok said on Tuesday that its app was facing technical problems after users accused the service of suppressing posts related to ICE following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy require a lifetime commitment. Stop taking them, and you’ll almost always gain back the weight you lost.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For experts in police training and use of force, the trouble began well before the first shot was fired.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: If you’re resolving to make 2026 the year you finally get fit, aiming for the bare minimum is a simple way to ensure you meet your goal.

With no real footage to settle the Beckham–Peltz drama, AI-generated clips are stepping in — and fans can’t get enough.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: There’s no doubt that the carefully crafted defence of Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, helped block the US President from getting something he really wanted.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Fashion has begun exaggerating, or distorting, the female form like never before. What exactly is going on?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Videos on social media appear to contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis. WARNING: Graphic