The New York Times

Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/europe/syrian-kurds-raqqa.html Author : Euan Ward Publish

Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/arts/music/rhoda-levine-dead.html Author : Adam Nossiter

One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/middleeast/gabriel-barkay-dead.html Author : Clay Risen Publish date : 2026-01-17

Abnormally blustery temperatures this weekend could usher in snowy weather across the East. Exactly where remains uncertain, but even the Deep South is on alert. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/weather/snow-cold-forecast-us-south.html Author : Judson Jones Publish date

Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/iran-online-starlink.html Author : Adam Satariano, Paul