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Monday, October 12, 2026 6:56 PM ET

Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

ICE shooting in New York stirs debate over local cooperation -- Sarah Matusek

2 days ago

First Look - Houthis, Saudis exchange strikes on airports as Mideast conflict intensifies - By - Samy Magdy and Julia Frankel - / 5 min

1 day ago

Botched execution and talk of livestream reignite death penalty debate -- Patrik Jonsson

2 days ago

Reporters on the Job: From New York to Hargeisa, Somalia - By - Melanie Stetson Freeman - , Caitlin Babcock - , Whitney Eulich - , Sophie Neiman - / 3 min

11 hours ago

From the Magazine - Our World: The week of Oct. 12, 2026 - By - Matthew Bell - , Ann Scott Tyson - , Ryan Lenora Brown - , Tim Backshall - / 2 min

13 hours ago

From the Magazine - A most precious possession - By - David Shribman - , Marshall Brooks - / 8 min

2 days ago

Letter from Hualien: How a Taiwanese artist finds light in the storm -- Ann Scott Tyson

2 days ago

While conflict persists in South Sudan, her home is where the art is -- Patricia Huon

3 days ago

In backroom 'sewing' classes, Afghan women stitch together an education in secret -- Mark Sappenfield

3 days ago

Midterms could mark start of a generational shift in Congress -- In an aging Congress, more than two dozen seats will be filled by someone younger than the incumbent who is leaving or was defeated in a primary. -- Caitlin Babcock

13 hours ago

Redistricting that cracked Memphis raises questions about the meaning of representation -- Patrik Jonsson

1 day ago

Republicans are losing support among Latinos. It might cost them the House. -- Simon Montlake

11 days ago

In Ohio, Sherrod Brown tests an old model of working-class appeal for Democrats -- Sophie Hills

11 days ago

Who built Saudi Arabia's 'Stonehenge' and why? 'The men' aren't saying. -- Long ignored by Saudi Arabia, the ancient columns of Al-Rajajil are embraced as part of the area's rich pre-Islamic history. But much remains unknown about the stones, and a visit to the site leaves one with more questions than answers. -- Taylor Luck

2 days ago

After 3 years of war, looking for calm in a murky Gaza swimming pool -- Ghada Abdulfattah

5 days ago

In Gaza, farmers rescue roots buried under rubble to grow fruit again -- Ghada Abdulfattah

10 days ago

Recounting cockpit struggle on FlyDubai flight, Israeli passengers return home -- Ilan Ben Zion

12 days ago

Why Russian gas isn't getting pricier, but is becoming harder to buy -- Would you rather pay more to fill your tank, or wait an hour or more to buy gas? Russia has opted for the latter, a throwback to Soviet-era ways. -- Fred Weir

13 hours ago

In England, efforts to save a vanishing heritage – 9 strings at a time -- Kelly Kasulis Cho

13 hours ago

In Ukraine, holding on to childhood in a time of war -- Scott Peterson

2 days ago

Why an octogenarian's eviction has sent Spaniards into the streets -- Erika Page

10 days ago

In Boston, an artist invites neighbors to speak for the trees

3 days ago

From the Magazine -- A bestselling classicist embarks on a fresh odyssey

5 days ago

From the Magazine -- Why Howard Zinn became a 'people's historian'

11 days ago

How a British bookstore has extended its shelf life

12 days ago

From the Magazine -- At the bookend of summer, here are September's best reads

12 days ago

From the Magazine -- This saxophonist's jazz offers a call and response for Africa

17 days ago

From the Magazine -- In Canada, a storied travel writer finds a kind of homecoming

19 days ago

From the Magazine -- A writer chases butterflies, collects life lessons

19 days ago

Why the Cornell case ignited a cultural firestorm -- The Cornell rape allegations have drawn significant public attention, and views of them are being informed by past issues such as the #MeToo movement and the Jeffrey Epstein case. -- Scott Baldauf

13 hours ago

Harvard resisted Trump's pressure. It also made reforms on antisemitism, free speech. -- Cameron Pugh

5 days ago

In New Mexico, housing shortage finds a fix on Route 66: Renovated motels -- Harry Bruinius

6 days ago

War, tariffs, Israel: How Trump's foreign policy is influencing the midterms -- Howard LaFranchi

1 day ago

What Bolsonaro vs. Lula says about democracy in Brazil -- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro head to a runoff vote in Brazil's presidential election. -- Constance Malleret

4 days ago

Our World: The week of Oct. 5, 2026 -- Fred Weir

4 days ago

Reporters on the Job: From Toronto to Nairobi -- Sara Llana

4 days ago

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro beats polls in presidential vote, faces Lula in runoff - By - Brendan O'Boyle, Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier - / 4 min

4 days ago

My life sentence? Diagramming. -- Robert Klose

6 days ago

One summer, a door – and then books, and then a new world – opened -- Rebecca Gummere

13 days ago

On the 6:09 train, a traditional sound brings reflection -- Ben Corn

21 days ago

Everyone has a 9/11 story. This is mine, from behind the lens. -- Melanie Stetson Freeman

1 month ago

A walk in the rain -- Robert Klose

1 month ago

Joyful collaboration -- Octavia McBride-Ahebee

1 month ago

How are we Godlike?

3 days ago

Accepting God loves me - By - Fredrick Ferguson - / 1 min

3 days ago

The Christ light shines for all

4 days ago

A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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Morocco welcomes women in leadership - The North African nation names its first woman prime minister. Supported by Islamic scholars, new views of women's worth are taking hold across the Arab world. By - Monitor's Editorial Board - / 3 min

3 days ago

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