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U.S. Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen For a Third Time

The strikes destroyed missiles that posed a threat to ships in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. They came on the third day Houthis had fired at passing vessels.

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Deadly Iranian Strikes in Iraq and Pakistan Inflame Regional Tensions

Iran said its missile strikes were aimed at militant groups behind attacks on its territory, but Pakistan and Iraq rejected that explanation.

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A group of men raising guns and their fists in the air. On the right, three of them are seen standing at the back of a pickup truck. — Associated Press

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The U.S. plans to designate the Houthi militia as a terrorist organization.

Little food, weeks of fear, a toy ripped from her hands: An Israeli teenager recounted her captivity in Gaza.

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A Hamas rocket barrage stirred debate in Israel over the direction of the war.

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Donald Trump Shifts Focus to Attacking Nikki Haley in New Hampshire

At a rally a day after his Iowa victory, Mr. Trump zoomed in on Ms. Haley, who finished third in Iowa but has been polling ahead of Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire.

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For Biden, Another Trump Nomination Presents Opportunity — and Great Risk

Some Democrats consider Donald Trump the Republican that President Biden would have the best chance of beating, but also the one they most fear losing to.

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Donald Trump climbs stairs onto a stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday — Doug Mills/The New York Times

China Told Women to Have Babies. Its Population Shrank Again.

Faced with falling births, China’s efforts to stabilize a shrinking population and maintain economic growth are failing.

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China’s economy grew last year, but strains lurk behind the numbers.

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On a frozen river crowded with people, an adult wearing a heavy red coat pulls a child in a pink sled across the ice. — Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times

Worries over China’s economy spooked the markets, and Hong Kong stocks sank.

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The youth unemployment rate is back in China, and better.

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In the Ozempic Age, Has ‘Craveable’ Lost Its Selling Power?

The food industry has long touted its products as impossible to resist. But as concerns grow over compulsive eating, that tactic is getting another look.

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Airbus Is Pulling Ahead as Boeing’s Troubles Mount

With quality control essential, Airbus has gained in the rivalry between the world’s biggest plane makers by being seen as “competent.”

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Two planes in front of a factory bathed in golden sunset light. — Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Emmanuel Macron, Promising a More Dynamic France, Vows to ‘Break Taboos’

The French president also said in a televised appearance that he would fight fiercely to prevent the far-right leader Marine Le Pen from succeeding him.

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Emmanuel Macron sits by himself on a podium before an audience of journalists and government officials in an ornate room filled with several lit chandeliers. — Aurelien Morissard/Associated Press

The ‘Five Families’: Why Sunak’s Conservatives Have Splintered Into Factions

The biggest challenge to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain comes from his own divided party.

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Britain’s inflation rate edged higher, halting a 10-month slide.

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Rishi Sunak leaving 10 Downing Street. — Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink

Mathew Bianchi took routine traffic stops seriously and ticketed people regardless of their connections to the police. He says he was punished for it.

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A hand holding a multicolored card that says “2023 NYC PBA” on it in large letters. — Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

Trump Signals Plans to Go After Intelligence Community in Document Case

Court papers filed by former President Trump’s lawyers, formally a request for discovery evidence, sounded at times more like political talking points.

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Jury Selection in Trump’s Defamation Trial Has Watchful Eyes: His

As E. Jean Carroll seeks millions to deter his verbal attacks, former President Trump tries to make a political virtue of his legal travails.

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E. Jean Carroll, wearing a white skirt, brown jacket and sunglasses, walks into federal court flanked by a woman and a man. — Brittainy Newman for The New York Times

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Daniel Levy

Team Biden Needs a Reset on Israel

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Michael Beckley

A Peaceful Solution on Taiwan Is Slipping Away

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A large screen behind a stage shows a man, Lai Ching Te, addressing a crowd. — An Rong Xu for The New York Times

Bret Stephens

The Genocide Charge Against Israel Is a Moral Obscenity

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Nataliya Gumenyuk

Putin Is Making His Plans Brutally Clear

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The Point: Our Opinion Writers React to Congress, the Iowa Results and Awards Shows

Three people, seen from behind, voting in booths.

Richard L. Hasen

The U.S. Lacks What Every Democracy Needs

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Molly Dickens and Lucy Hutner

What the Child Care Crisis Does to Parents

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Paul Krugman

Should We Be Seeing Red Over the Red Sea?

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Ross Douthat

Trump’s Opponents Made It Easy

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Farah Stockman

Why This Unlikely Washington Friendship Endures

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The OpinionsAudio

Imagining a Second Trump Inauguration

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The Ezra Klein ShowAudio

A Republican Pollster on Trump’s Undimmed Appeal

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Letters From Our Readers

Trump’s Landslide Victory in Iowa

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The Editorial Board

The Responsibility of Republican Voters

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Frank Bruni

Is Trump Steaming Toward a Candidacy-Sinking Iceberg? Three Writers Look at Iowa and Beyond.

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Roger Lowenstein

What Trump Voters Understand About the Economy

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The U.S. House G.O.P.’s Incredible Shrinking Majority

Another Republican resignation and medical absences are cutting into the party’s already shaky hold on the chamber.

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Was Bobi Really the World’s Oldest Dog? His Guinness Record Is in Doubt.

His owner’s claim that Bobi, a Rafeiro do Alentejo from Portugal, was more than 31 drew skepticism. His title is on hold pending an investigation.

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As Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push Back

Residents of the Cycladic islands say the islands’ character is being lost as housing costs skyrocket and pools proliferate, threatening some water supplies.

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Christina Applegate walks with a cane. She wears a red velvet dress. — Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press

Christina Applegate’s Resilience Shone Through at the Emmys

After a standing ovation, the actress quipped about her chronic illness — as a defense mechanism and a disarmament.

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Senate Advances Stopgap Bill to Avert a Partial Shutdown

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Musk Demands Bigger Stake in Tesla as Price for A.I. Work

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New Zealand Lawmaker Resigns After Shoplifting Allegations

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Malaysian Prisoners Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing

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Audio Attributed to Trump Ally Prompts Inquiry Into Threats to Lawmakers

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U.S. Faults Mississippi Poultry Plant in Death of 16-Year-Old

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Culture and Lifestyle

A man in a white shirt, light brown jacket and jeans reclines on a couch, with crutches in the background. — Lanna Apisukh for The New York Times

Covid, Crutches, Surgery: For Christopher Abbott, the Show Somehow Went On

“I thought this could be my swan song, in terms of the angry-young-man thing,” the actor said of his Off Broadway run in “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.”

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