Christian Science Monitor

Finland has ranked the world’s happiest country for years. But Finnish happiness isn’t about joy. It’s based on unusual contentment and reassuredness.

The hunger crisis in Gaza has many asking if Israel had a deliberate policy of starving civilians. Israelis say that was never the case, but an ignorance of Palestinian suffering allowed an inconsistent government policy to lead to a calamity.

President Trump has challenged conventional trade policy, and the U.S. is agreeing to deals with the European Union, Japan and others. Whether America comes out ahead depends in part on what the details of the tariff agreements turn out to be.

Students are seeking to better manage their engagement with cellphone and social media use, with practical strategies and shared reflection.

Many Europeans feel they came out on the losing end of the new U.S.-EU trade deal. Analysts say it needs to be understood within Mr. Trump’s broader relationship with Europe.

Inflation in Argentina hit a five year low in May. But Argentines say they don’t feel that reflected in their day-to-day consumption.

Nonprofit groups and throngs of volunteers acting on their own have played a key role in aiding disaster victims in this temblor-prone country.

The Trump administration faces pressure to release additional files from investigations of sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s what’s known from two decades of lawsuits and what could come from efforts to reveal more.

In a letter to readers, correspondent Francine Kiefer offers a fresh take on how reporters do their jobs and what really matters in the end.

In one magical, midnight phyllo-making session on the island of Corfu in Greece, I learned that all I kneaded was love.