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In a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as President
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On the Ballot in Iowa: Fear. Anxiety. Hopelessness.

On the Ballot in Iowa: Fear. Anxiety. Hopelessness.

By Lisa Lerer

As Monday's caucuses approach, voters casually throw around the prospect of World War III and civil unrest, anxious of divisions they fear are tearing the country apart.

In a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as President

By Chris Buckley, Amy Chang Chien, John Liu and Damien Cave

Taiwan's vice president, whose party has emphasized the island's sovereignty, defeated an opposition party that favors reviving engagement with China.

U.N. Warns Gaza Is Heading for Famine as Specter of Wider War Looms

U.N. Warns Gaza Is Heading for Famine as Specter of Wider War Looms

By Declan Walsh and Raja Abdulrahim

Officials of the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen threatened to respond to American-led airstrikes over the past two days.

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This Language Was Long Believed Extinct. Then One Man Spoke Up.

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This Language Was Long Believed Extinct. Then One Man Spoke Up.

By Natalie Alcoba and Sebastián López Brach

Blas Jaime has spent nearly two decades resurrecting Chaná, an Indigenous language in Argentina that he learned from his mother.

Here Comes Trump, the Abominable Snowman

Opinion | Maureen Dowd

Here Comes Trump, the Abominable Snowman

By Maureen Dowd

The truth and the media are slip-sliding around in Iowa.

Today's Videos

How Do the Iowa Caucuses Work?

Video Video: How Do the Iowa Caucuses Work?

By Astead W. Herndon, Claire Hogan and Gabriel Blanco

The Iowa caucuses will be the first time that Republican voters get to decide between the candidates in the field. Astead Herndon, host of The New York Times podcast "The Run-Up," explains how the caucuses work.

Extreme Weather Batters Cities Across America

Video Video: Extreme Weather Batters Cities Across America

By Storyful

Millions of Americans were under winter weather warnings, as blizzards and freezing temperatures hammered the Midwest and flooding inundated the Northeast.

Taiwan Will Stand on the 'Side of Democracy,' Its President-Elect Says

Video Video: Taiwan Will Stand on the 'Side of Democracy,' Its President-Elect Says

By Democratic Progressive Party Handout Via Associated Press

In footage published by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, the island's president-elect, called for Taiwanese citizens to come together and pledged to uphold Taiwan's values.

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