Christian Science Monitor

As more nations protest civilian massacres in Africa’s third-largest nation, a US-led drive for a humanitarian truce takes shape, upholding a norm of protecting the innocent during wars.

Ukraine’s prewar “Defending Ukraine” course featured marching and wooden guns. The new curriculum includes hands-on work with first aid, radios, and drones.

The U.S. president, claiming widespread persecution of Christians in Africa’s most-populous country, seeks a military solution. Yet even as West Africa generally confronts Islamic extremism, nations like Nigeria are finding an answer in religious interaction and respect.

Sara Almabruk is strategizing how to save Mediterranean angel sharks, “custodians of the seafloor” whose robust presence can indicate a healthy ecosystem.

Zohran Mamdani, who heads into Election Day with a commanding lead, could be the first New York mayor in more than half a century who didn’t win an outright majority. And New York is a place where it’s difficult to implement big changes.

The Trump administration’s move to withhold funding for the massive Gateway tunnel project raises the stakes in the closely contested governor’s race in New Jersey.

Dozens of states have passed laws directing a “science of reading” approach to helping struggling students. But who is teaching the teachers how to make that happen?

Former President George W. Bush says Dick Cheney, who served as his vice president, was a “decent, honorable man” whose death is “a loss to the nation.” Mr. Cheney was a hard-charging conservative who was a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq.

Election Day on Tuesday features several key contests: for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, mayor in New York, and redistricting in California.

After lower courts struck down the legal argument for the Trump administration’s most sweeping tariffs, the Supreme Court now takes up the matter. The case is important not only for the economic policy of the United States, but for the Constitution’s separation of powers.