[ad_1] Taiwan has voted: bringing the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party an unprecedented consecutive third term in the presidency. Now the world is waiting on Beijing, which claims Taiwan but doesn’t…
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Taiwan Loses Another Diplomatic Partner in Wake of Presidential Vote
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 3:07 am ET TAIPEI—Taiwan lost diplomatic recognition from the Pacific island nation of Nauru as Beijing intensified its efforts to isolate Taipei just days after…
Taiwan Election Piles Pressure on Delicate U.S.-China Ties
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:03 am ET Taiwan’s election of the presidential candidate China most distrusts puts at risk a fragile detente between Washington and Beijing, threatening another flare-up…
WSJ News Exclusive | Boeing Faces Longer Wait to Resume MAX Deliveries in China
[ad_1] Jan. 14, 2024 11:00 pm ET BEIJING—Boeing’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised…
Nicaragua Expels 19 Imprisoned Catholic Clerics to Vatican
[ad_1] Nicaragua on Sunday released a group of 19 clergymen from prison, including Bishop Rolando Álvarez, the country’s most prominent political prisoner, and expelled them to the Vatican. The government…
Leftist Sociologist to Take Office as Guatemala’s New President
[ad_1] Bernardo Arévalo is set to take office Sunday as president of Guatemala with pledges to tackle the corruption and poverty that have fueled a wave of migration to the…
Israel Pushes Ahead With War Against Hamas Despite Growing Pressure Over Hostages
[ad_1] TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue the war in Gaza despite mounting international pressure to wrap up the conflict, now stretching into its 100th day, and…
Amid War in Middle East, Ukraine Fights to Keep U.S. and Allies’ Focus
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 14, 2024 12:01 am ET As Ukraine girds for the third year of full-scale war against Russia’s invasion, its leaders find themselves battling on a new front:…