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The World Wants More Ube. Philippine Farmers Are Struggling to Keep Up.
Soaring demand and extreme weather worsened by climate change have wiped out harvests of the popular purple yam.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesChina Will Hold Live-Fire Military Exercises Around Taiwan
The exercises end months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait and come after the Trump administration announced arms sales to the island.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Train Derailment Kills 13 People
The train was carrying around 250 passengers and crew members on a cross-country route linking the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 100 people were injured.
New York Times Top StoriesSuspect Confessed to Planting Pipe Bombs Near the Capitol Before Jan. 6
A Virginia man was charged with planting the bombs outside Democratic and Republican headquarters. Court documents show he believed that the 2020 election had been “tampered with.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive
The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas.
New York Times Top StoriesDon Bryant, 83, Dies; Co-Wrote ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’ for His Wife
He and Ann Peebles made up one of Southern soul’s most accomplished partnerships. He finally broke through as a solo act at 75.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding
When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy season.
New York Times Top StoriesWinter Storm Batters Minnesota, Bringing ‘Potentially Life-Threatening Travel Conditions’
Blizzard warnings were posted in the western part of the state. Whiteout conditions reduced visibility on the roads as numerous crashes were reported.
New York Times Top StoriesFive Brigitte Bardot Movies to Stream
The actress, who died at 91, had what can’t be taught: charisma and attitude onscreen. Here are some highlights.
New York Times Top StoriesPilot Is Dead After Helicopters Crash in New Jersey
Another pilot was in critical condition, according to the fire chief in Hammonton, N.J., where the crash took place.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead
Days after a bombing at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area, members of the religious minority in Syria demonstrated for better protections.
New York Times Top StoriesGmail to Let Users Change Their Addresses While Keeping Data
Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Charged in Fatal Shooting During Backyard Target Practice
The Oklahoma man had bought himself a Glock .45 handgun for Christmas and was shooting at an energy drink can when a woman nearby was fatally struck, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesBrigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures
The movies made the French actress a star, but photography sealed her stardom.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Colombia’s Role in the Global Drug Trade Amid Trump’s Feud With Petro
President Gustavo Petro is locked in a war of words with President Trump over Colombia’s major role in the global drug trade. The issue is complicated.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Lure of a Rising Asian Metropolis? No Traffic.
Indonesia is building a new, green city in the jungle. Its future is far from certain, but new residents like living there.
New York Times Top StoriesMake-Ahead Breakfast Ideas
The host of our Cooking newsletter offers a few suggestions for New Year’s Day breakfasts that you can prep ahead of time.
New York Times Top StoriesForget Willpower. If You Want to Resist Temptation, You’ll Need Something Else.
Rather than try to resist temptation in the moment, many successful people arrange their lives to minimize the need for willpower in the first place.
New York Times Top StoriesA Book Is Never Finished With Us
Consider that every book you have is a story of who you are.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France
In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.
New York Times Top StoriesBrigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91
“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brings a revised 20-point peace proposal, as well as doubts about whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace.
New York Times Top StoriesZero Hour for the Middle East
After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
New York Times Top StoriesFrom A.I. to Chips, Big Tech Is Getting What It Wants From Trump
The president has backed policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered. The mutually beneficial alliance is causing concern among some conservatives.
New York Times Top StoriesTwins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map
Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what’s to come.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Double Life of Thomas Goldstein, a Supreme Court Lawyer
Thomas Goldstein was a superstar in the legal world. He was also a secret high-stakes gambler, whose wild 10-year run may now land him in prison.
New York Times Top StoriesNew College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
At the state school, gender studies is out. ‘The Odyssey’ is required reading. A Charlie Kirk statue is coming. Has one ideological bubble replaced another?