The New York Times

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In 2025 we witnessed a seemingly unending procession of loss, many from the worlds of music, movies and television. Marquee names, all.

In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.

On a spring night in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio how to get tougher on Venezuela. Then, it started.

If you struggle with this issue, five easy tricks could help you see results.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Social media platforms have relied largely on creators to disclose that the content they are posting is not real, but the creators don’t always do so.

In high-end ocean racing — for example, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which starts Friday — navigators on the big boats are brainiac professionals in the hot seat.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Influencers are posting about buying gifts for charity online. Some of their followers aren’t happy about it.

NEW YORK TIMES: Private medical tests have become the next frontier of a growing obsession with wellness data.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: When photographer Elio Della Ferrera spotted ‘something strange’ through a telephoto lens while working in the Italian region of Lombardy, he knew he was onto something.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Toli Chowki, a neighbourhood in India, fears being blamed for an atrocity that happened thousands of kilometres away.

The woman behind the Astronomer Coldplay concert scandal speaks out about the ritual shaming and death threats she endured.

Bonnyrigg residents were shocked when they heard reports that a father and son from their community had allegedly opened fire at a Jewish celebration.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A trove of fresh Epstein file images feature well known names including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Bill Clinton and Mick Jagger.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The United States began major airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s vow to avenge the deaths of two US Army soldiers.