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Jan 16, 2026
Russian attacks are hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure hard, leaving residents without power and heat in one of the coldest winters of the war to date.
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Jan 15, 2026
A brutal Iranian crackdown has appeared to quash most protests, and officials are seeking to portray a sense of "national solidarity." But images and eyewitness accounts of shocking "atrocities" are accumulating that paint a different picture.
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Jan 15, 2026
AI chatbot Grok's generation of provocative "deepfake" images of women and children has highlighted how differently Europe and the U.S. view online regulation.
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Jan 15, 2026
Formation of the apolitical Palestinian committee, which met for the first time in Cairo, follows months of low-level conflict and unfulfilled pledges that have threatened the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. In Gaza, it was greeted with skepticism and hope.
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Jan 15, 2026
The historic protests in Iran have become increasingly deadly. They're also showing more parallels with another uprising nearly 50 years ago.
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Jan 14, 2026
A spat over Yemen has quickly spiraled into what is being called a diplomatic "divorce" between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, both of which are vying to lead the Middle East into a new era of stability and cooperation.
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Jan 14, 2026
The United States has long worked with Denmark on Greenland's security - so much so that it's dubious that direct control would be better for U.S. defense.
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Jan 14, 2026
When the United States struck Venezuela on Jan. 3, almost a third of the victims were Cuban nationals. Their presence in the country shows Cuba's soft power.
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Jan 14, 2026
The youth vote in Uganda's presidential elections is divided; young people are rallying around both President Yoweri Museveni and challenger Bobi Wine.
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Jan 13, 2026
Efforts to diversify rare earth supply chains are bringing new attention to war-ravaged Myanmar, where massive rare earth deposits create opportunity - and risk - for the fractured rebellion.
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Jan 13, 2026
Since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, travel from Moscow to Europe has become a frustration - as the Monitor's Moscow correspondent well knows.
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Jan 12, 2026
In a refugee camp in Mauritania, displaced Malians describe fleeing both Islamist insurgents and their own military government.
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Jan 12, 2026
Central American authoritarian governments have earned public support with their crackdowns on crime. Democracy has suffered as a result.
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Jan 11, 2026
A harsh crackdown is under way in Iran as leaders see a current wave of antigovernment protests as a threat to the regime. The protests began as economic in nature but have been fueled by anger over years of failed state policies.
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Jan 11, 2026
Nicaragua's government has been carrying out an ongoing crackdown since mass social protests in 2018 that were violently repressed.
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Jan 10, 2026
Tehran warned demonstrators could face death-penalty charges, while President Donald Trump said the U.S. "stands ready to help" protesters.
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Jan 09, 2026
The rising popularity and success of women's sports in England is shattering chauvinist conventions around what professional athletics should look like.
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Jan 08, 2026
Euphoria often follows the fall of an unpopular leader. But in Venezuela, residents are unsure what the political rupture means.
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Jan 08, 2026
President Trump has adopted the old imperialist dictum that "might makes right." Will he be able to make other nations, friend and foe, fall in line?
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Jan 08, 2026
As tent encampments grow in rural areas, small-town volunteers are responding the best way they know how: with food, coats, and encouragement.
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Jan 07, 2026
Iran's leaders are juggling chronic economic malaise - caused by years of mismanagement, corruption, and U.S.-led sanctions - with a growing expectation of military conflict with Israel or, following President Donald Trump's threats, the United States.
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Jan 07, 2026
Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland is challenging Europe's understanding of its relationship with the U.S., and its response to the president's demands.
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Jan 07, 2026
As South Sudan teeters on the brink of a second civil war, young people are using music to promote peace and unity.
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Jan 06, 2026
French first lady Brigitte Macron may have won her case against those who lied about her gender in France. But she faces a steeper challenge in the U.S.
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Jan 06, 2026
A reporter in Senegal explores the concept of the débrouillard, a local term for people who create their own opportunities from whatever they can.
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Jan 05, 2026
Russia is ramping up efforts to take advantage of the opening Arctic, both through military and economic means, and through international cooperation.
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Jan 03, 2026
The Trump administration's ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro deposes an unpopular world leader. It also raises important legal and geopolitical questions for the Western Hemisphere.
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Jan 02, 2026
Israel's and Iran's defenses are still vulnerable after the June war, so why is their leaders' rhetoric so bellicose? The rationale for renewed hostilities still exists, but both governments also have an interest in deflecting dissent.
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Dec 29, 2025
Traveling across China this year, the Monitor's Beijing Bureau Chief found optimism, nimbleness, and resilience - even in the face of U.S. sanctions and slowing economic growth.
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Dec 28, 2025
President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal, even as Russia launched another round of attacks on Ukraine while Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy flew to the United States.
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Dec 24, 2025
Taylor Luck, the Monitor's Arab world correspondent, has a broad assignment, covering his beat with a close eye on and attentive ear to the events, thoughts, and moods prevalent in the region. He has been an integral part of our coverage of the war in Gaza - which, as he notes, takes a toll on the journalists involved - and of the new Syria unfolding before his eyes. His wide travels in the region this year are convincing him that there is cause for hope this season, welcome news for sure.
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Dec 22, 2025
Many Ukrainians lament the reminder that a corrupt culture still lurks in the halls of power. Yet many are encouraged that the country's anti-corruption apparatus proved strong enough to pursue even some of the country's most powerful.
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Dec 22, 2025
Many Ukrainians lament the reminder that a corrupt culture still lurks in the halls of power. Yet many are encouraged that the country's anti-corruption apparatus proved strong enough to pursue even some of the country's most powerful.
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Dec 22, 2025
"Aquarium of Amazing Fishes" in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, allows visitors to dream of worlds beyond a war that has made their city a battle zone.
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Dec 22, 2025
For each Senegalese man who migrates to Europe, or dies trying, there are women left behind to build new lives.
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Dec 21, 2025
England appears to be on the edge of a shift away from its traditional Labour-Conservative axis, to more radical parties such as Reform UK and the Greens.
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Dec 20, 2025
The airstrikes on port infrastructure in Odesa come as the Kremlin sends an envoy to Florida to discuss the Trump administration's proposed peace plan. Meanwhile, European Union leaders agreed to provide $106 billion to support Ukraine's military and economic needs over the next two years.
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Dec 19, 2025
Christmas came early this year in Venezuela, at leader Nicolás Maduro's behest. It's the same tactic Hugo Chávez used as far back as 2003.
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Dec 19, 2025
The long ordeal of hostages held in Hamas tunnels since Oct. 7 has led to a rise in religious belief among Jewish Israelis. One hostage notes: "God will always listen. He does not get tired."
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Dec 18, 2025
Hezbollah has been weakened by Israel and is under pressure to disarm. But its Shiite supporters express pride in their sacrifice and look forward to revenge. And for the militia, says one analyst, keeping its arms is "existential."
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Dec 18, 2025
The potential military threat from Russia and the decreasing support from the US have European countries looking to conscript citizens. It's a big ask after decades of peace and prosperity.
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Dec 18, 2025
Every time I go to Ukraine, I come across scenes of yet more extraordinary human resilience.
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Dec 18, 2025
Often it takes sprinting, crouching, or climbing on chairs to get the ephemeral mix of angle, timing, light.
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Dec 18, 2025
I decide on the pieces I need to construct a visual narrative, and I proceed in search of them. From that point on, the job is a treasure hunt.
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Dec 18, 2025
People often ask how I decide whom to train my lens on. Sometimes it's just a matter of where the light falls.
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Dec 18, 2025
Europe struggles to maintain its open, liberal identity, while the U.S. pressures the continent to follow President Trump's path and secure its borders.
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Dec 18, 2025
Gaza families search for their missing family members, trusting that clues such as scraps of clothing and rumors will be the key to unlock the mystery
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Dec 17, 2025
The Bondi Beach massacre has shattered the sense of security held by Australian Jews, generations of whom found a warm haven far from the horrors of Europe. Some now hope Australians see that antisemitism is not just a Jewish problem.
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Dec 17, 2025
Wildlife SOS teaches tourists and tour operators about the pain that elephants endure during training, and later, in their lives as riding elephants.
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Dec 16, 2025
A large tropical island off China's southern coast will gain independent customs status on Dec. 18 - a move Chinese leaders hope will jump-start development in Hainan and pioneer new levels of openness for the rest of the country, despite the rise of protectionism.
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Dec 15, 2025
Syria's need to rapidly reconstitute its security forces has left them vulnerable to infiltration by former rebels with jihadist sympathies at the very time that President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been cultivating ties with the U.S.
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Dec 15, 2025
In Senegal, poverty makes young people embark on dangerous boats to reach Europe. Parents and local leaders seek solutions to encourage them to stay.
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Dec 14, 2025
During the war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese people crossed sectarian lines to offer one another food and shelter. A year after a shaky ceasefire took hold, how is that community spirit enduring?
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Dec 12, 2025
Disney has struck gold with the "Zootopia" franchise, breaking box-office records in one of the most profitable but challenging movie markets in the world.
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Dec 12, 2025
From cuisine to fashion to politics, Senegal is asserting its independence from its former colonial ruler, France.
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Dec 11, 2025
France is considering adopting a five-day school week. It may seem like the French are late to the party, but it actually highlights how their academic priorities differ from those of the U.S. - and how they are shifting now.
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Dec 11, 2025
The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, upping pressure on Nicolás Maduro's ouster. But Venezuelans are more focused on their day to day.
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Dec 10, 2025
Russia's Vladimir Putin has vowed to take all of the mostly occupied Donetsk region either through negotiation or militarily. Even as Ukraine resists ceding territory, how is the city of Sloviansk maintaining morale in the face of a forbidding future?
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Dec 10, 2025
With Europe worried over the threat from Russia, Germany is feeling pressure to lead the way on European defense. Whether Germans themselves are ready to pick up arms is another matter.
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Dec 09, 2025
In Israeli descriptions of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, use of the term "Jewish terrorism" has been rising. A plurality of Israelis say the attackers have been handled too leniently. But the settlers have strong allies in the government.
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Dec 09, 2025
In one of the darkest corners of the world, a group of "astro-ambassadors" are making a living off the night sky - and creating a bridge between science and tradition.
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Dec 09, 2025
President Trump's recent dehumanizing remarks about Somali Americans play to stereotypes and obscure a complex history.
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Dec 09, 2025
The Kindness Project's curated shop provides each new foster child with a week's wardrobe and other items.
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Dec 08, 2025
One year after rebel forces overthrew a dictatorship and ended a long and costly civil war, Syria still faces many challenges. But hopes for the future, and gratitude for newfound freedoms, fueled a day of joyful celebrations.
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Dec 08, 2025
Donald Trump's new national security strategy turns history on its head, dismissing a Europe it says faces "civilizational erasure" and praising far-right parties that Moscow supports.
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Dec 07, 2025
Israel and Hamas could begin the next phase of the ceasefire as soon as the end of the month, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference.
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Dec 07, 2025
The government in Beirut has committed itself to disarming Hezbollah and exercising a monopoly over the use of force in Lebanon. But political and economic reforms that curtail the power of corrupt, sectarian elites are no less vital to its success.
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Dec 06, 2025
As U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators continue talks aimed at ending the war, Russia conducted a large drone and missile attack.
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Dec 05, 2025
An industrious leader is typically considered a positive. But in Japan - a country that has its own word for "death from overworking" - the new prime minister's habits are reigniting a debate: How much work is too much?
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Dec 04, 2025
A retro video game has become an unlikely source of national pride in Pakistan, where a thriving arcade culture encourages collaboration - and produces some of the strongest Tekken players in the world as a result.
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Dec 04, 2025
As U.S. and Russian negotiators met, and European leaders scrambled to make a peace deal palatable to Kyiv, Ukrainians were wary bystanders to talks over their future. But their view is firm: Yes to compromise, No to capitulation.
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Dec 04, 2025
Donald Trump shares with Henry Kissinger a predilection for shuttle diplomacy to resolve crises. But he does not display Kissinger's patience.
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Dec 03, 2025
It may look like business as usual when Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi meet in Delhi this week, but the Russian and Indian leaders are under pressure to show they won't be swayed by Donald Trump.
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Dec 03, 2025
In the tight-knit Senegalese town of Fadiouth, religious differences are not only tolerated, but embraced. Now, that unity is being tested.
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Dec 02, 2025
A year after an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, the Lebanese people are still caught in the middle. The ceasefire requires Hezbollah to disarm and Israel to withdraw. Neither has happened, even as Beirut works to fulfill its part of the bargain.
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Dec 01, 2025
President Donald Trump has vowed to attack drug trafficking across Latin America. But in pardoning a convicted trafficker from Honduras, he has swayed politics and unsettled policy.
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Dec 01, 2025
President Donald Trump has vowed to attack drug trafficking across Latin America. But in promising to pardon a convicted trafficker from Honduras, he has swayed politics and unsettled policy.
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Dec 01, 2025
The U.S. government, seeking to boost its critical minerals supply, brokered a peace deal between militias in Congo. But new violence has broken out.
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Dec 01, 2025
Science Fuse, a social enterprise, primarily teaches children in impoverished areas, including the Machar Colony slum area in Karachi.
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Dec 01, 2025
Violence at schools has been a growing problem in Europe. For teachers and officials, the solution is to restrict youth's access to social media.
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Nov 30, 2025
President Donald Trump's top officials are meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida. Mr. Trump has been trying to broker an end to the war in Ukraine.
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Nov 29, 2025
Hong Kong officials are investigating why construction materials, netting, and bamboo scaffolding on the exterior of the buildings caught fire.
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Nov 26, 2025
What does it mean when Xi Jinping - China's strongman leader - praises Hu Yaobang, the liberal reformer whose sudden death sparked the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests? Our reporter asks sinologists who study Chinese leaders.
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Nov 26, 2025
Washington's alliance with its Western allies is under strain from President Trump's ambiguity over who is responsible for the war in Ukraine.
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Nov 25, 2025
As the head of Pakistan's military broadens his authority, the threat of dictatorship looms. Indeed, the country's history has seen a string of army takeovers. Why is it so hard to break the cycle?
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Nov 25, 2025
A series of negotiations involving Russia, Ukraine, the US, and European powers have brought Russia and Ukraine closer, but peace remains elusive.
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Nov 25, 2025
In addition to providing food, the sites have created opportunities for locals across the generational spectrum to interact with one another.
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Nov 24, 2025
President Trump's Gaza peace plan requires Hamas to lay down its arms. The militant Islamic group is refusing to do so. Can the peace process survive?
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Nov 24, 2025
While Europe has made progress on ending its dependence on Russian energy, the bloc is still impeded by gas needs and foot-dragging member states.
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Nov 24, 2025
From Nepal to Peru and from Madagascar to Morocco, Generation Z-led protests have rocked governments. The revolution has brushstrokes of youth, from the use of a gaming platform to organize it to a ubiquitous symbol - a Jolly Roger flag. Perhaps most extraordinary about the Gen Z protests: their interconnection. A global generation has spawned a global movement.
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Nov 22, 2025
U.S. comments about taking out Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro are kicking up complicated memories of a decades-old, U.S.-backed coup in Chile.
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Nov 21, 2025
Tens of thousands fled the Sudanese city of El Fasher after it fell to a paramilitary group, leaving many families hungry and separated.
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Nov 20, 2025
Donald Trump is moving to reshuffle U.S. Middle East alliances, giving pride of place to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, not Israel.
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Nov 20, 2025
The winds of reunification are blowing more strongly in Northern Ireland. Traditionally unionist Protestants are starting to look toward the republic, too.
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Nov 20, 2025
The cause of a unified Ireland has more political oomph in the Irish Republic than its had in years. But how realistic is reunification practically?
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Nov 19, 2025
The Trump administration helped stem fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, in part by making trade negotiations contingent on peace. Now the ceasefire is falling apart - and possibly pushing Bangkok closer to China.
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Nov 19, 2025
The U.S. war on drugs has always entailed a degree of pressure. The Trump administration's strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats charts a new course of noncooperation.
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Nov 19, 2025
Hundreds of athletes from lower-income families in the Washington area are becoming part of competitive, no-fee teams, thanks to Open Goal Project.
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Nov 19, 2025
Hundreds of athletes from lower-income families in the Washington area are becoming part of competitive, no-fee teams, thanks to Open Goal Project.
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