Christian Science Monitor

A key challenge for postwar Syria is building trust between Arabs and Kurds. The security in Kurdish parts of Aleppo show how difficult that may be.

Falling prices for electric cars and other signs of deflation have led China’s ruling party to challenge an economic mindset, which has led to the distorting market effects of subsidies.

USAID funding helped nurture new independent media outlets in Ukraine to play their part in strengthening democracy. Now there are concerns about a return to the days of media dominated by oligarchs, political parties, and the state.

The efforts of two Kashmiri content creators represent a quiet resurgence for the Kashmiri language.

A police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020 got a 33-month sentence Monday. The Department of Justice’s approach to the case points to a retreat from police reform efforts.

As colleges and the Trump administration battle over federal funding, more questions arise about the obligations around grants and other financial arrangements – and what’s at stake if those systems falter.

Collaboration among local government, police, and community groups has helped cut violent crime in many US cities. One essential: care that persuades individuals to care about their community.

Guatemala elected an anti-graft president in 2023. But the slow pace of change has disappointed many supporters.

A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.

A century ago, colonial borders divided the Borgu people between Benin and Nigeria. Today, soccer is reuniting them.