Christian Science Monitor

The rising humanitarian toll of global conflicts masks a quieter trend of nurturing peace among foes through empathy.

Mondragón, Spain, is the home of an innovative cooperative that uses capitalism to provide a different and more equitable vision of economic success.

The Socialist Party is angling to build a coalition to take control of Catalonia’s government after its first regional election win on May 12. The race saw pro-independence parties lose their majority and their hold on power in the region.

Authorities are ordering people to evacuate as wildfires rage across British Columbia. In 2023, intense Canadian fires sent smoke drifting into cities across the northeastern United States.

Eurovision has long been embraced as a haven for the LGBTQ+ community. This year’s competition struck a particular victory for acceptance, crowning the contest’s first nonbinary winner with an eclectic anthem about being true to oneself.

On a police ride-along, a photographer has to get creative to illustrate the scene while protecting the privacy of the people seen through her viewfinder. The result is all the more interesting.

While catching killers rather than putting together jigsaw puzzles has become the hobby for senior sleuths, these books are also showing people in their 70s and 80s as vibrant, brave, and clever.

Israel prepared to expand its military operation in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States, which on Friday said there was “reasonable” evidence Israel had breached international law protecting civilians.

Media scrambled to get Afghan colleagues out after the Taliban takeover. The Monitor had some success, but some remain. This is their story.

The annual singing contest endures geopolitical winds by focusing on the values that help build the European project.