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The Explainer - San Diego mosque shooting comes amid anti-Muslim spike. What can be done? By - Cameron Pugh - , Victoria Hoffmann - / 6 min

7 hours ago

Podcast: Why We Wrote This - Constructive, strategic, stable? Tracking the course of US-China relations. By - Matthew Bell - , Jingnan Peng

6 hours ago

This unlikely friendship could herald new era of South Korea-Japan cooperation -- Ann Scott Tyson

19 hours ago

Some Republicans in Congress buck Trump, complicating paths forward -- Caitlin Babcock

23 hours ago

We traveled in style -- Robert Klose

1 day ago

The GOP has been a pro-Israel party for decades. Is that changing? -- Simon Montlake

1 day ago

From the Magazine - With viral 'Lego' videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player - Iran's viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience. It seems to have caught the U.S. completely off guard. By - Scott Peterson - , Caitlin Babcock - / 8 min

2 days ago

Iran war opened doors for drone-savvy Ukraine. Zelenskyy is seizing the moment. -- Howard LaFranchi

2 days ago

Tested by Iran war, Qatar is still faithful to its core mission: Mediation -- Taylor Luck

4 days ago

Among Democrats, support for Israel is crumbling – with major implications -- An overwhelming majority of Democrats now view Israel negatively – a dramatic shift that is playing out in primary campaigns across the country. It could portend big changes in policy, should the party capture control of Congress. -- Simon Montlake

20 hours ago

Trump extends his grip on GOP in defeat of Kentucky's Massie - By - Linda Feldmann - , Scott Baldauf - / 5 min

3 days ago

How Marco Rubio morphed his way into Trump's inner circle -- Linda Feldmann

5 days ago

Thomas Massie is a Trump nemesis on the right. Now, he could lose his seat in Congress. -- Sophie Hills

7 days ago

Iran's economy was already struggling. The war has made it far worse. -- War, an internet blackout, and a shipping blockade: The people of Iran are living through an economic meltdown. The way out of it is far from clear. -- Scott Peterson

19 hours ago

Under fire from Israel like never before, Lebanon's first responders are determined to persevere -- Scott Peterson

7 days ago

Israelis voice concern over worsening US ties. Why few offer solutions. By - Shoshanna Solomon - , Dina Kraft - / 6 min

14 days ago

After massive Israeli attacks, how is Hezbollah still fighting? -- Scott Peterson

15 days ago

Norway is a humanitarian superpower. Can that continue without US support? -- With the United States withdrawing from global humanitarian efforts, is there an opportunity for middle power Norway to step into the gap? -- Mark Sappenfield

6 hours ago

First Trump, now Putin: Beijing receives Russian leader to bolster 'partnership' -- Fred Weir

3 days ago

Another prime minister appears to be on his way out. Why is the UK so hard to govern? -- Mark Rice-Oxley

7 days ago

As Russia pushes spring offensive, shift on battlefield buoys Ukrainians -- Howard LaFranchi

11 days ago

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

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End of Stephen Colbert's show illustrates risks of stirring a polarized nation to laughter

2 days ago

From Haiti to the Arctic, May's best reads transport

7 days ago

Astute 'Transcription' asks readers, 'Do you copy?'

11 days ago

'The Sheep Detectives' is a tender fable wrapped in a murder mystery

15 days ago

When revolutionary news traveled at the speed of horseback

19 days ago

The American frontier story left out key players

23 days ago

Jayne Anne Phillips: 'Writing words against the erasure of things and lives'

23 days ago

Trump settlement fund claims a high motive. Critics see a corruption of justice. -- The Trump administration has reached an unusual settlement in a case of the president suing his own government. Critics worry that a resulting "anti-weaponization fund" will be ripe for abuse benefiting President Donald Trump, his family, and his allies. -- Henry Gass

20 hours ago

As international graduate student enrollment falls, US schools scramble to fill the hole - By - Ira Porter - , Alfredo Sosa - / 6 min

3 days ago

Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican primary to Fleming and Trump-backed Letlow -- Thomas Beaumont, Jack Brook, and Stephen Smith

2 days ago

Can Argentina's social solidarity endure despite historic labor law overhaul? -- Argentina's overhauled labor law is meant to modernize the workforce and loosen the grip of historically powerful unions. But in an administration focused on cost-cutting, some workers find the legislation one shock too many. -- Constance Malleret

22 hours ago

Why the two Koreas may be giving up on reunification -- Kelly Kasulis Cho

4 days ago

Beyond the pomp and pageantry, Xi Jinping sent a message to Donald Trump -- Ann Scott Tyson

7 days ago

Even Norway is facing an energy crunch. It is hunting for solutions. -- Mark Sappenfield

7 days ago

A springtime discovery -- Todd R. Nelson

7 days ago

Discovery at the drive-thru -- Zachary Przystup

15 days ago

The wind chime -- Dave Bachmann

21 days ago

Fix my watch, tell me a story -- Robert Klose

29 days ago

Hope in the soil and stones -- Murr Brewster

1 month ago

When patience bears fruit -- Robert Klose

1 month ago

Led out of the whiteout -- Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz

1 day ago

Stop, stand still, and arise! -- Judith Woodson

2 days ago

The healing power of Soul -- Scott L. Schneberger

3 days ago

A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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More civility on campus – and perhaps beyond - Across the U.S., colleges and universities are recentering a core purpose of higher education: equipping young people with the civic skills of open inquiry, free speech, and mutual respect, all essential to a thriving democracy. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

20 hours ago

From the Magazine -- Property prices in Seoul: A threat to national survival?

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From the Editors -- The Monitor view of 'newsworthy'

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

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Difference Maker -- 'The first ray of light': Illuminating a path for Pakistan's out-of-school children

4 days ago

The Explainer -- Are we not alone? Declassified UFO files reopen debate on government transparency.

3 days ago

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