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24.10.2023 03:47We will no longer be re-tooting the Christian Science Monitor feed. We recommend you follow @The Chr...As Israel prepares to launch a ground invasion of Gaza, its challenge is more than military. A long, costly battle could both remove Hamas, and pave an ideological path for its return.
Israel aims to defeat Hamas, then leave Gaza. Who would fill vacuum?
In Pakistan, two former prime ministers, both accused of corruption, are receiving different treatment from authorities. What does fairness look like in a case with so many missteps and injustices?
In Pakistan, one embattled ex-PM gets bail, the other doesn’t. Why?
The trick-or-treating holiday that allows Americans to know their neighbors serves as a model for local groups trying to reduce social isolation and political polarization.
Saying, ‘Hello, neighbor’ at Halloween
An intrusion of salt water creates challenges for water treatment plants along the Mississippi River – and raises longer-term questions about how to manage a changing waterway.
Saltwater influx tests communities near Mississippi’s mouth
Major oil drillers are looking for new investments as oil prices surge. Chevron buying Hess Corporation for $53 billion comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobile said it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion.
As oil prices rise, drillers spend: Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion
Last winter, Ukrainians had to learn to survive without electricity after nearly half the country’s energy capacity was affected by Russian strikes. They are expecting the same, if not worse, conditions this year, but Ukrainians have spent months preparing.
Winter is coming. But this year, Ukrainians are better prepared.
Two Chinese vessels dammaged a Philippine coast guard ship supplying a contested shoal in the South China Sea. The U.S. has warned that it is bound by treaty to defend the Philippines.
U.S. stands with Philippines after China rams boats in disputed waters
Most Westerners know little about North Korea or what it’s like to live in – or leave – the rigid country. “Beyond Utopia” shows the lengths defectors are willing to go to experience freedom.
Escaping North Korea: ‘Beyond Utopia’ documents one path to freedom
Varsity and junior varsity football teams in Lahaina, Hawaii played their first home games since the town was destroyed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. The return of football helped give the town a glimmer of hope amid the tragedy.
Homecoming brings hope, community to Lahaina after Hawaii wildfire