Before Russia became a consumer society, growing one’s own food was essential. In Moscow’s Gorky Park, some Russians are ...

In the wake of natural disasters around the world, examples abound of individuals’ immediate care for each other. In ...

In a pair of immigration rulings Thursday, the court held that the law permits the government to turn away asylum-seekers on ...

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In a seismically active archipelago with high electricity prices, what does a “peaceful, safe, and secure” approach to ...

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Asia Editor at The Christian Science Monitor. She previously served as the Junior Editor/Writer for the Monitor's weekly ...

More than 150 years after it was put in place, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution is up for discussion at the U.S.

Two earthquakes hit Venezuela overnight. One was 7.2 and the other was 7.5 in magnitude. They were among the strongest quakes ...

Far-left wins in congressional primaries followed mayoral victories in major U.S. cities. Mainstream Democrats, struggling ...

In less than two years, Keir Starmer went from winning a landslide national election to being ousted as prime minister. That ...

Pakistan for the Christian Science Monitor. His reporting focuses on civil rights, freedom of speech, and the intersection of ...