Peace and Prosperity in the Taiwan Strait Still Have a Chance

[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…

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…

Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Fund Government Into Early March

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a new stopgap spending bill that would extend government funding into March, as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) sticks to his…

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…

As Trump Dominates in Iowa, Haley Has Eye on New Hampshire

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Nikki Haley has been waxing sentimental in recent days on the campaign trail about the fun she has had and the…

Opinion | SBF Faces Prison, but ‘Effective Altruism’ Lives On

[ad_1] Proponents of the movement funded the Biden administration’s executive order hindering AI development. [ad_2] Source link

Iowa Democrats Feel Left Out of the Party

[ad_1] Jan. 14, 2024 11:00 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) At this moment in a presidential election cycle, Iowa Democrat Katie Rock is usually part of the action.…

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…

Congressional Leaders Reach Agreement on New Stopgap Spending Bill

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a new stopgap spending bill that would extend government funding into March, according to a person familiar with the matter, as House…