NYTIMES (Jeff Benjamin) - BTS: A Guide to the K-Pop Group’s Discography
As the boy band returns on Friday with “Arirang,” listen to key albums and solo releases by its seven members.
NYTIMES (Steve Knopper) - BTS Is Back With ‘Arirang,’ but the K-Pop Landscape Has Changed
The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.
NYTIMES (Sarah Mervosh, Miriam Jordan and Hamed Aleaziz) - ICE Released Hundreds of Children from Immigration Detention
About 50 children were in federal detention in Dilley, Texas this week, down from about 500 in January. It is unclear how many were deported, but some are back at their U.S. schools.
NYTIMES (Albert Sun, Allison McCann and Hamed Aleaziz) - New Data Shows Where ICE Has Been Most Active This Year
The pace of ICE arrests nationwide has topped 1,100 per day on average in 2026, but the rate of arrests has varied across the country in sometimes surprising ways.
NYTIMES (Caroline Kitchener, Charo Henríquez and Hamed Aleaziz) - Handcuffs, Tents and Pleas for Medical Care: Pregnant in ICE Detention
Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated.
NYTIMES (Rebecca R. Ruiz and Andrei Petre) - Trump Organization Eyes Transylvania Golf Course Deal
The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?
NYTIMES (Alexandra Stevenson, Aaron Krolik, Tung Ngo and Victoria Kim) - Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia
As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.
NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee, Jason Gutierrez, Muktita Suhartono, Kittiphum Sringammuang and Tung Ngo) - Iran War Fallout: Southeast Asia Hard Hit by Skyrocketing Fuel Prices
Across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on energy exports brought via the Strait of Hormuz, lives are being upended by higher oil and gas prices.
NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - One Global Power, One Regional Power, Two Different Goals
The U.S. is a superpower that views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.