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Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

Is India next up in global Gen Z protests? Its 'Cockroach' movement hits the streets. -- Aakash Hassan

8 hours ago

The Explainer - They can walk and talk. How soon will humanlike robots be working beside us? By - Laurent Belsie - / 3 min

8 hours ago

Two-tier policing: What is it and why is it dividing Britain? -- Mark Sappenfield

20 hours ago

Caught between war and peace, Iranians live in limbo -- Scott Peterson

1 day ago

SpaceX set for world's largest stock offering. Who will benefit? -- Laurent Belsie

1 day ago

A Mexican wave: Soccer mania swells as World Cup opens -- Whitney Eulich

1 day ago

On this D-Day anniversary, the Trump administration boosts Europe's far right -- Ned Temko

1 day ago

Troop rescue near Iran points to rising use of sea drones in combat -- Anna Mulrine Grobe

2 days ago

The hands-off era of AI oversight is ending. What comes next? -- Caitlin Babcock

2 days ago

Threatening war, predicting peace: Are Trump's comments part of a strategy? As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has dragged on far longer than President Donald Trump perhaps anticipated, he has alternately predicted an imminent peace deal and threatened punishing attacks. Is this calculated, or a sign he has lost control of the conflict? By - Howard LaFranchi - / 5 min

1 day ago

Iran war soured Gulf Arabs on Iraq. Can new leader in Baghdad win them back? -- Taylor Luck

9 days ago

Saying 'we won' the Iran war is easy. Now's the hard part. -- Ned Temko

15 days ago

California is still counting votes from June 2. Is distrust in elections the result? -- Election officials chalk up the delay to the large number of ballots cast by mail, and the extra time it takes to verify them. But some experts say the slow count can further undermine trust in elections. -- Sophie Hills

2 days ago

Will Lindsey Graham face a runoff because of his Iran war support? -- Simon Montlake

4 days ago

In Trump's second term, financial gain has become a defining feature -- Linda Feldmann

7 days ago

Trump drops anti-weaponization fund after rare Republican pushback -- Caitlin Babcock

9 days ago

Syria flips the script. It's an island of calm in the stormy Middle East. -- Decades of dictatorship culminated in 15 years of war and turmoil in Syria. But with the U.S.-Iran war, a relatively peaceful Syria is now an outpost of progress and hope in the Middle East. -- Taylor Luck

8 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV urges Spain to stop fanning flames of polarization amid papal visit -- Pope Leo visited Spain dozens of times before as a priest, but this is the first by a pope in 15 years. It signals Leo is returning papal attention to Europe's Christian roots after Pope Francis largely focused on smaller Catholic communities farther away. -- Nicole Winfield and Suman Naishadham

5 days ago

In Armenia's elections, a choice: Stay in Russia's orbit or engage with the West -- Alexander Thompson

6 days ago

As Russia and Ukraine press drone war, NATO finds itself caught in crossfire -- Anna Mulrine Grobe

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A star player charts his life on and off the pitch

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'The Book of Birds' illustrates a world of wonder

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NBA Finals: Knicks, Spurs, and Wemby, a big man unwilling to hide his emotions

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Maggie O'Farrell digs into her ancestral Irish roots in 'Land'

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'Law on Trial': Making a case for moral reflection in law practice

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Holding the powerful to account: Lessons from an LA fire

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'The first thing I thought about was the books': The fight for a Gaza library

21 days ago

'Far-Right France' author analyzes shifts in Marine Le Pen's National Rally party

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In 1649, religious liberty was new. A Maryland law helped embed it in America's founding. -- Scott Baldauf

4 days ago

'Jump for the USA! Olé!' American superfans welcome the World Cup. By - Simon Montlake - , Alfredo Sosa - / 9 min

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What Xi and Kim gained from their summit in North Korea -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping, wary of growing ties between North Korea and Russia, turned on the charm in Pyongyang this week. -- Ann Scott Tyson

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Is Latin America shifting to the political right? Peru may offer another story. -- Howard LaFranchi

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'More important than food': Extreme heat is shifting how Indians think about AC -- Aakash Hassan

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Do Israeli voters still trust Netanyahu? By - Shoshanna Solomon - , Dina Kraft - / 6 min

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Fantastic film, terrible movie -- Zachary Przystup

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Look, a hummingbird! -- Amy Asherah

13 days ago

We traveled in style -- Robert Klose

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A springtime discovery -- Todd R. Nelson

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Discovery at the drive-thru -- Zachary Przystup

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The wind chime -- Dave Bachmann

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The transparent thought -- Robert Schult

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Perfect timing – on the highways of life -- Caroline Martin

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The preserving angels of God -- Karen Neff

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A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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Revised data can cool climate debates - A recent study retiring a dismal scenario on global warming points to progress in policies and technologies. That can help bring more balanced and nuanced communication on climate issues. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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The Explainer -- The World Cup in 2026 is bigger than before. Is it better?

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From the Magazine -- Terrorism-related charges are a new tool to pursue illegal arms flow to Mexico

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Difference Maker -- Mentoring at this Nigerian barbershop gives boys a reason to stay off the streets

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The Explainer -- As World Cup nears, controversies over ticket prices, team and fan access still swirl

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From the Magazine -- A battlefield volunteer in Ukraine war has a story. She wants Europe to hear it.

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