Huge Death Toll Feared in Myanmar Earthquake

A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, gouging open roads, toppling century-old religious monuments and destroying multistory buildings as it shook a vast expanse of Southeast Asia and dealt another severe blow to a country that has been ripped apart by civil war. While the death toll remains unclear, expert estimates warned it could be extraordinary, given the dense population and vulnerable structures near the epicenter, jus...

33-Story Tower Falls in Bangkok During Quake

This is the moment when a 33-story tower under construction collapsed in Bangkok, as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar hundreds of miles away on Friday. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/41Nx3O2 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific de...

Tufts Student’s Visa Is Among Hundreds Revoked, Rubio Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the government revoked the visa of Rumeysa Ozturk, an international doctoral student at Tufts University who was detained by U.S. immigration agents on Tuesday night. Ozturk, a Turkish citizen and a Muslim, has written in support of Palestinian rights. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4hJ9fPX Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ----...

What to Know About the Turmoil in Turkey

Turkey was plunged into a political crisis after the authorities arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on accusations of corruption. Ben Hubbard, Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains. Video by Ben Hubbard, Nikolay Nikolov and Rebecca Suner/The New York Times Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4211jnq Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http...

Surveillance Footage Shows ICE Arrest of Tufts Student

Rumeysa Ozturk, an international student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was taken into federal custody outside an off-campus apartment building, according to the university’s president and an attorney representing the student. Ozturk, a Turkish citizen, had a valid student visa as a doctoral student at Tufts, according to a statement from her lawyer. Ozturk, who is Muslim, was heading out to break her Ramadan fast with frien...

The Fallout From The Leaked Signal Chat, Explained

Will the FBI and the Justice Department investigate whether the move by senior members of President Trump’s administration to share defense secrets over the Signal messaging app violated federal laws? Devlin Barrett, a New York Times reporter covering the agencies, explains. Video by Devlin Barrett, Claire Hogan and Nikolay Nikolov/The New York Times #LeakedSignalChat #Trump Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/43scsQu Subscribe: http...

Paddington Bear Statue Vandals Sentenced

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Watch Narwhals Use Their Tusks to Play With Their Food

Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by narwhals during an expedition with drones in the Canadian High Arctic. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4hLiRK7 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times vid...

Top Officials Reject Responsibility for Information Shared in Chat

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the nation’s top two spy chiefs, rejected assertions that the leaked military information on planned and completed strikes shared in a group chat was classified, under questioning from Democratic senators. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/3QNrIjn Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/vide...

Hegseth Disclosed War Plans in a Group Chat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in an encrypted group chat that included a journalist two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said on Monday, confirming an account in the magazine The Atlantic. The magazine’s top editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, wrote in an article published on Monday that he was mistakenly added to the text chat on the commercial messaging app Signal by M...

Octopus Rides on Top of Shark’s Head

In 2023, researchers in New Zealand caught the rare sight of a Maori octopus hitching a ride on top of a mako shark’s head. “It makes no sense that these two animals should be at the same place and time to encounter each other,” a marine ecologist said. “We have no idea how they found each other.” Video by Esther Stuck And Wednesday Davis, University Of Auckland Read more about the “sharktopus” here: https://nyti.ms/4iIjghS Subscribe:...

Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?

Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis? Our reporter who covers the Supreme Court says it's not a question of whether there is such a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause — and how it may fundamentally transform the government. Video by Adam Liptak, Farah Otero-Amad, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Nikolay Nikolov, and Laura Salaberry/The New York Times #DonaldTrump #SCOTUS #US Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/41WXKib Subscribe: http://bit...

Turkey Protests Grow as Erdogan Rival Is Jailed

Protesters in Turkey’s largest cities turned out for demonstrations in support of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, on Sunday. Police had arrested Imamoglu at his home on accusations of corruption and terrorism on Wednesday, just days before he was set to be designated as the political opposition’s presidential candidate, and he was jailed on Sunday pending his trial. Opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who has dominated...

Pope Makes First Public Appearance Since Falling Ill

Pope Francis made his first appearance in more than six weeks on Sunday, appearing briefly on the balcony of a Rome hospital to greet hundreds of people gathered in the square in front. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4kNosT3 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style...

How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies

The race to build the best A.I. products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech giants’ data centers. Our tech correspondent describes how these centers are more power-intensive and how tech companies are investing in new ways to bring more electricity to the grid. Video by Karen Weise, Laura Bult, James Surdam, Ramon Dompor, Marco Hernandez/The New York Times Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4iH...

Inside the Battle for Sudan’s Capital City

Sudan’s catastrophic civil war has entered a new phase as the military battles former allies-turned-rebels for the strategic control of the capital, Khartoum. Our reporter details the struggle for the bridges of the city. Video by Declan Walsh, Ivor Prickett, Abdalrahman Altayeb, Rebecca Suner, James Surdam, Claire Hogan, Laura Bult and Nikolay Nikolov/The New York Times Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4htXw7O Subscribe: http://bit.ly/...

What My Brother's Down Syndrome Taught Me About Everyone Else | NYT Opinion

When the filmmaker Jonatas Rubert was a child, his parents explained to him that his younger brother, Tiago, had Down syndrome. Rubert didn’t really know what that meant, nor did he care. He was just excited to have a brother. But as time passed, Rubert began to notice the way people regarded Tiago “with something between sympathy and scorn.” That never made sense to Rubert, and it still doesn’t. In this O...

Inside President Trump’s Battle With the Courts

President Trump’s latest target — the judiciary — has been described by constitutional scholars and historians as perhaps his most alarming power play to date. Maggie Haberman, our White House correspondent, explains the president’s plan to test the limits of his power in the courts. Video by Maggie Haberman, John Pappas, Nikolay Nikolov and Christina Shaman Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4kRA2fY Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U...

Teslas Vandalized in Canada as Trump and Musk Face Backlash

More than 80 Teslas were damaged in Hamilton, Ontario, the police said, amid other acts of vandalism against the company owned by Elon Musk, who has said that “Canada is not a real country.” Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4hoH5d3 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering ...

Trump Signs Order to Begin Eliminating Education Department

President Trump signed an executive order that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all,” although the agency cannot be closed without the approval of Congress. Some critical functions, including those related to student loans and special education funding, are expected to continue to be run out of the reduced agency. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4bQrB0i Subscribe: http:/...