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The Explainer - US Navy lags in minesweeping, despite years of warnings and big defense budgets - By - Anna Mulrine Grobe - / 6 min

13 hours ago

For the Trump administration, 'taking Cuba' would not be easy -- Whitney Eulich

16 hours ago

Japan emerges from high-stakes US meeting 'unscathed' – but its China woes remain -- Ann Scott Tyson

16 hours ago

A field guide to unplugging: How a frazzled father found a lifeline in birding -- Zachary Przystup

3 hours ago

From shuttered print editions to firings, student journalists clash with universities -- Cathryn J. Prince

3 hours ago

Facing threats, judges who normally talk only through writings are speaking up -- Henry Gass

1 day ago

Haiti's 'Resistance Artists' believe in new beginnings -- Linnea Fehrm

1 day ago

Gift cards and donations: Homeland Security standoff has TSA workers seeking relief - By - Story Hinckley - , Victoria Hoffmann - , Sarah Matusek - / 5 min

19 hours ago

54 million cases, and counting. Why India's court backlog keeps growing. -- Fahad Shah

2 days ago

High risk, high reward? US considers taking Iran's Kharg Island. Over 2,000 U.S. Marines are headed toward the Persian Gulf. A possible goal: to gain leverage over Iran by seizing Kharg Island, with its oil-shipping infrastructure. By - Anna Mulrine Grobe - / 3 min

3 hours ago

MAGA crackup? Influencers pan Iran war, but base backs Trump – for now. -- Linda Feldmann

19 hours ago

Iraq was enjoying newfound peace and prosperity. Then came the Iran war. -- Taylor Luck

1 day ago

Mullin faces sharp criticism as DHS nominee – and tests softer immigration tone -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin fielded fierce questions about his conduct from a fellow Republican during his confirmation hearing for Homeland Security secretary. Mr. Mullin offered a slightly more conciliatory tone on immigration enforcement than his predecessor. -- Sarah Matusek

16 hours ago

Tulsi Gabbard offers threat assessment – and walks a careful line on Iran -- Victoria Hoffmann

1 day ago

Wrestler, senator, tribal citizen: Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trump's pick to lead DHS? By - Sarah Matusek - , Caitlin Babcock - / 6 min

4 days ago

Caught between unremitting attack and unyielding regime, Iranians try to cope -- Israel's killing of Ali Larijani, a pivotal Iranian leader, served only to escalate the crisis atmosphere that Iranians are feeling: How to cope and envision a future, while facing crushing U.S.-Israeli attacks and a rigid regime that sees protesters as "just like the enemy." -- Scott Peterson

1 day ago

War, and more war. Israelis support defeating Iran, but they are exhausted. -- Shoshanna Solomon

3 days ago

Iran strikes neighbors with missiles and drones. Ukraine shows how to fight back. -- Dominique Soguel

4 days ago

For Ukraine and Russia, widening Iran war presents peril and possibility -- Howard LaFranchi

5 days ago

Syrian refugees have made a home in Sweden. Now, Sweden wants them to leave. -- Now that the Syrian civil war is over, Sweden wants Syrian expats to go home. For those who've built a new life in Sweden, that's not a small request. -- Tanya Raghu

4 days ago

As UK's Labour Party tacks right, Greens scoop up its spurned voters -- Katie Marie Davies

10 days ago

For Spain, granting migrants residency is about economics as much as ethics -- Colette Davidson

12 days ago

In Russia, distrust toward Trump grows as war on its ally Iran rages -- Fred Weir

14 days ago

Aliens and UFOs still fascinate. 'Project Hail Mary,' 'Disclosure Day' are proof.

1 day ago

Dancing offers children refuge in conflict-torn Congo

4 days ago

Ahead of the Oscars: Our critic's picks for the best acting awards

7 days ago

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' isn't just a vampire flick. It's an American story infused with blues.

9 days ago

Quoting the Bible, more Democrats lean into being Christian

15 days ago

"High Water" embodies the struggle of historic Black coastal communities

18 days ago

An enslaved potter left messages for the future, inscribed in clay

18 days ago

English painter John Constable captured the rhythms of rural life

22 days ago

Strait of Hormuz: Why no one, so far, is rushing to help US open vital passage -- Howard LaFranchi

4 days ago

Yellow ribbons and flags united Americans in past wars. Iran is different. By - Harry Bruinius - , Henry Gass - , Sophie Hills - , Patrik Jonsson - / 7 min

5 days ago

Iran endgame tests Trump's govern-by-instinct style -- Linda Feldmann

8 days ago

What constitutes victory in an 'asymmetric' war with Iran? -- In the Iran war, victory looks different for each side: The U.S. and Israel must decisively win, while the Iranian regime only has to survive. -- Ned Temko

15 hours ago

Seeking a stronger connection to Africa, young Egyptians learn Swahili -- Hanaa Hamad

2 days ago

Trump's call for countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz brings no promises -- Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, and Julia Frankel

3 days ago

300,000 miles of memories: The car that carried us over the years -- Cathy Buckenmaier

7 days ago

Why libraries have a hold on me: A love letter -- Murr Brewster

19 hours ago

Putting my stamp on a lost art: Why I still send postcards -- Danny Heitman

7 days ago

Why I travel: Exploring new lands – and discovering myself -- Robert Klose

24 days ago

'It's sweet. It's bitter. It's ours.' The chocolate ritual that binds my family. -- Nancy Intrator

24 days ago

Purpose amid pandemonium: A dad's first year with twin babies -- Zachary Przystup

24 days ago

Broadening our sphere of blessing -- Linda Vara

19 hours ago

Turning on the spiritual light -- Judy Woodson

1 day ago

'Be not deceived': Paul's prompt to see what's true -- Elizabeth Beall

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A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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An oil crisis as an opening for ingenuity - Each energy crisis in the past has led to innovations that lessen the blows of the next one. Creative thinking is never in short supply. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

17 hours ago

The Explainer -- War shakes the Middle East – and the US budget

2 days ago

Difference Maker -- Women shut out of landownership in Nigeria cultivate a path forward

3 days ago

The Explainer -- What is a talking filibuster and why are Senate Republicans split over using it?

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The trio of women who redefined journalism

7 days ago

What does it take for male friendship to thrive?

7 days ago

The Explainer -- How to open the Strait of Hormuz? It's hard – and the world is waiting.

8 days ago

Difference Maker -- A survivor of Sierra Leone's brutal civil war teaches Gen Z to remember

10 days ago

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