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In a New Year’s address, Xi Jinping made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government’s growth targets. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3QpBNUa via IFTTT

See how people across the globe celebrated. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ojvmpfW via IFTTT

Plus, you shared the New Year’s resolutions that stuck. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/bU2PymX via IFTTT

The police are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to lead an insurrection when he declared martial law and plunged the country into crisis. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cPJHtEN via IFTTT

As the renewed clashes in the north of the enclave neared the three-month mark, there was no sign of them abating. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/5nLTjiQ via IFTTT

The department notified lawmakers of the episode, which it said was linked to a state-sponsored actor in China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/pU8Ytfj via IFTTT

A single week in 1979 underscored just how eventful Mr. Carter’s presidency really was. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/vXtJDsS via IFTTT

Plus, Falun Gong’s money engine. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/PdHlVjs via IFTTT

It is not uncommon for planes to strike wildlife, but most episodes don’t result in deaths or serious injuries. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/4h5YUcK via IFTTT

After two impeachments of leaders in two weeks, the country is deep into a political crisis. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/L40n5PQ via IFTTT

The plane was trying to land when the accident happened, according to local news reports, which said that 181 people were on board. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ZzHMnEQ via IFTTT

The prime minister was diagnosed with an infection from a “benign enlargement of his prostate.” from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/RyroLwG via IFTTT

The war with Hezbollah has cleared out the north of the country — save for a hardy few and their thousands of prized fish. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/iMgwv5G via IFTTT

Here’s what he found. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/KpkO3zQ via IFTTT

Plus, video games can’t afford to look this good. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jU5wITl via IFTTT

A special edition for a special day. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/u2TizBC via IFTTT

The country’s first Sikh prime minister, he introduced free-market reforms that turned India into an economic powerhouse and sought reconciliation with Pakistan. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/mZVa9Mr via IFTTT

The airline also temporarily stopped selling tickets for flights departing Thursday, but said that there was no impact on flight safety. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/iomZhJR via IFTTT

Plus, “Squid Game” returns. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cp0tMXh via IFTTT

The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/sRr4fed via IFTTT

Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/BEFqr9n via IFTTT

Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/BEFqr9n via IFTTT

The ancient Christian community in the coastal city of Tyre has little cause for celebration this year, with many mourning their dead and still rattled by months of Israeli bombardment. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/q3ZuXdN via IFTTT

The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/JlnkQUp via IFTTT

The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/czGLw2l via IFTTT

Plus, celebrating “Chrismukkah.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/WZvVByE via IFTTT

While pledging to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza by any means necessary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said of the cease-fire talks with Hamas: “I don’t know how long it will take.” from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/XBTdNKz via IFTTT

As Christmas nears, New York Times journalists send dispatches from places like Santa Claus, Ind., and North Pole, N.Y. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/YjfvMHE via IFTTT

Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers hope the deal can help them catch up with Tesla and China’s BYD in electric vehicles and advanced software. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/n0GQIaE via IFTTT

Gangs are filling a power vacuum left by Israel in some parts of southern Gaza, hijacking desperately needed aid for Palestinian residents. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/fVj0YWF via IFTTT

Plus, parody as protest in South Korea. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/M1Fuv5E via IFTTT

A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly fired at the F/A-18, whose two pilots were safely recovered, the military said. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/M6ZmX8t via IFTTT

Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/0ShXPBN via IFTTT

President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Cblh30a via IFTTT

Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ajSinzr via IFTTT

Political instability, dwindling public support and economic constraints are eroding the costly gains that the country made in combating militancy after a ghastly school attack in 2014. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8aWNM5P via IFTTT

The Israeli military said several people were slightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ROFEtry via IFTTT

In Syria, women begin to pick up the pieces of a broken nation. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/kWhIypv via IFTTT

The U.S. officials plan to look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ohxItYm via IFTTT

A quarter century after the former Portuguese colony was made a Chinese territory, Macau’s economic boundaries with the mainland are being blurred. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/A8tNWw7 via IFTTT

A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/wZ1v24o via IFTTT

Plus, the year in viral moments. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Dxvn3Gw via IFTTT

For years, Starbucks was the dominant coffee chain in China. Now rivals offering local flavors and cheaper prices are crushing the company’s bottom line in its second-largest market. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Qm83MiA via IFTTT

Sotheby’s called the stone the world’s oldest inscribed with the Ten Commandments, but some experts had raised questions about its provenance and authenticity. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8HDiSTU via IFTTT

Plus, the big stories of 2024 through our photographers’ eyes. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Kk3MTuY via IFTTT

U.S. officials have given the rebel group in control of Damascus a list of former members of the Assad government who could have information about Austin Tice. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/kCo1jmT via IFTTT

Ahmed al-Shara said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited captured Syrian territory. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ToZ7zHa via IFTTT

The pace of peace talks has picked up, pushed by multiple factors, including wars in Lebanon and Syria that have seriously weakened Hamas’s allies, and election victory of Donald J. Trump. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/8p1ZMXA via IFTTT

As a State Department Arabist, he served as ambassador to three Arab countries, and helped broker the end of a 15-year civil war in Lebanon. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/jUx5LES via IFTTT

Forecasters said tsunami waves hitting the coastline of the Pacific Island nation could reach up to a meter, or 3.2 feet, above the tide level. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/DVr1Qyb via IFTTT

Ahmed al-Shara urged nations to remove sanctions from Syria and the terrorism designation from his group so Syria could rebuild. Bashar al-Assad also gave his first account of fleeing to Russia. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/1YvnauR via IFTTT

Plus, the breakout stars of 2024. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/gvsVJaN via IFTTT

Debra Tice wrote to the Israeli prime minister that her family had “credible information” that Austin Tice may be held in a prison outside Damascus, in an area where Israel had been conducting military operations. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/T4A2P7z via IFTTT

The men were the last Australians still imprisoned in Indonesia for trying to smuggle heroin in 2005, in a case that became a diplomatic flashpoint between the countries. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/p3mO7nc via IFTTT

Nearly four years into a grinding civil conflict, the economy is in ruins, and people — even professionals with degrees — are desperate. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/PyAdaTi via IFTTT

Considered a national treasure in his homeland, he transcended genres and brought classical Indian music to a global audience. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/U5avfge via IFTTT

Plus, how travel benefits us. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/wiUxHPa via IFTTT

In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. “Did I contribute to that?” Mr. Emanuel asked. “Uh, yeah.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/JcAf4hP via IFTTT

Elated residents are trickling home to their shattered Syrian town, a rebel stronghold controlled until recently by the government. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Yf6RGcu via IFTTT

The militant group’s leader admits that the toppling of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, cut off an important land route from Iran. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/pK6sjAR via IFTTT

In its second attempt, the National Assembly moved to force President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. But the troubles for him and his country are far from over. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/5Vfuv7Z via IFTTT

Taher al-Zain’s father disappeared 12 years ago at the height of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. Now, like thousands of other Syrians, he is trying to find clues about what happened, and whether or not he may still be alive. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/oX39ys4 via IFTTT

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party blocked the opposition’s first attempt a week ago after his short-lived attempt to declare martial law. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7kOHNy9 via IFTTT

In an impoverished, war-ravaged country, the first prayers after the fall of a brutal regime drew jubilant crowds, even in areas seen as regime strongholds. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Io9GMlN via IFTTT

Plus, British pubs are scrambling for Guinness. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/SGZh7j1 via IFTTT

After five decades under a regime that had kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/nKyFPNZ via IFTTT

One factor matters most, and it could be a problem in Syria. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/XKYMfFs via IFTTT

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to hold meetings in Jordan and Turkey. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, is visiting Israel. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/9ckAbJQ via IFTTT

Plus, China’s surprising box office hit. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ovnZNLA via IFTTT

Satellite images from last week and this week show that naval vessels docked at the port city of Tartus have left. According to marine tracking data, no cargo ships have entered or left Tartus since Monday. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/05ZhPp8 via IFTTT

The televisions may be stripped away now, but a presidential residence still contains many remnants of a brutal reign. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/HbMgu72 via IFTTT

Plus, how Netflix brought a magical town to life. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/yHpb0fK via IFTTT

Speaking at a Middle East conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s son said his family had embraced cryptocurrency because some banks stopped doing business with them after Jan. 6. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/tWS7eLm via IFTTT

Critics have objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups have raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/zkWnLvi via IFTTT

While a deal was not yet in hand, a crack in the stalemate comes after Israel and Hezbollah reached a truce and President-elect Donald J. Trump ratcheted up the pressure for an agreement. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/41rlzVF via IFTTT

Plus, a lawsuit for trans rights in China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/e6Zu2YK via IFTTT

While experts believe that Syria has retained some stocks of chemical weapons, their quantities likely have been depleted and it would be hard for rogue actors to use them. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/SBoI1Jq via IFTTT

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he had ordered troops to “take over” the zone between his country and Syria. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/lxKeURJ via IFTTT

President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ATMw1Q9 via IFTTT

Prosecutors are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol and his followers committed insurrection when they briefly put South Korea under martial law. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/9xMma8Z via IFTTT

A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/1mOQyju via IFTTT

But aides to President Biden have made clear that the United States has no intention of intervening in support of either President Bashar al-Assad or the rebels. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/nuPD73N via IFTTT

The collapse of a partnership built over four decades would reshape the balance of power in the Middle East. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Q2y1egD via IFTTT

Europe’s new pact with South America, its largest deal to date, could be a sign of how countries will diversify trade relationships as Donald Trump threatens tariffs. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/w1KinGe via IFTTT

The rebels’ gains prompted Lebanon and Jordan to close border crossings and Israel to reinforce its forces in the Golan Heights. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/j0e4OYK via IFTTT

In an interview, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel heading an offensive moving toward Damascus, said the operation was a long time coming. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/EZXbajB via IFTTT

The police suspended their search for two Americans and a Canadian who went missing while trying to reach the summit of Aoraki/Mount Cook. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/6sjQDI8 via IFTTT

The statement by Han Dong-hoon makes it more likely that President Yoon Suk Yeol will be impeached in a parliamentary vote on Saturday. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/NQ4rnbe via IFTTT

He was the hangman chosen to carry out the sentence on the fugitive Nazi war criminal, in Israel’s only case of capital punishment. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/SA7Th0I via IFTTT

Plus, a celebration of art in Dakar. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/v2m93s8 via IFTTT

Clashes during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law echoed the military’s actions during an earlier political crisis that lasted longer and turned deadly. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/6nwv3CZ via IFTTT

President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation of Kim Yong-hyun, who said he considered himself responsible for the short-lived decision to impose military rule. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/4EGphRo via IFTTT

Plus, what’s your favorite holiday tradition? from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/0CWPpVN via IFTTT

The six hostages, whose bodies were found in Gaza over the summer, were probably shot in February by their captors as an Israeli strike hit close to the tunnel where they were held, the military said. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/oZQOAYq via IFTTT

The opposition leader rallied lawmakers to vote down President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/XDQZp5g via IFTTT

Plus, become a gladiator for a day. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ZoYSnNI via IFTTT

The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cold9RN via IFTTT

Two Americans and a Canadian were climbing Mount Cook before failing to show up to a prearranged flight on Monday. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/PaYlskG via IFTTT

Plus, Free North Korea Radio. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8kMrRwL via IFTTT

President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/WIhJ4X3 via IFTTT

Both sides have accused each other of violating the deal; Hezbollah fired into Israel for the first time since the truce took effect, and Israel responded with airstrikes. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/BUyuoAs via IFTTT

On Thanksgiving eve, U.S. diplomats reunited family members who had not seen each other in years because of China’s harsh policies on the ethnic group. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/wUChVOj via IFTTT

Kim Seongmin, who fled to South Korea in the 1990s, broadcasts to his homeland twice a day, delivering the kind of information Pyongyang is trying hard to suppress. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/fBAhENs via IFTTT

Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative and seize new territory. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/8LEOzTV via IFTTT

Plus, the vast network of undersea internet cables. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2eXJiZA via IFTTT

Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/rcp8vys via IFTTT

Hamas’s weakened position could leave the territory without any governing institutions. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/eqIAuas via IFTTT