The Christian Science Monitor | All stories https://www.csmonitor.com The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. en-us Christian Science Monitor. All rights reserved. Fri, 15 May 2026 21:49:49 EDT 300 The Christian Science Monitor | All stories https://www.csmonitor.com/extension/csm_base/design/csm_design/images/csmlogo_250x30.png https://www.csmonitor.com Beyond the pomp and pageantry, Xi Jinping sent a message to Donald Trump https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0515/Trump-Xi-Beijing-summit-US-China?icid=rss 60d18fc5a773581c9091a9b78e264f60 The highly anticipated summit in Beijing showcased how China today is more willing than ever to directly challenge the United States. Fri, 15 May 2026 17:59:22 -0400 Ann Scott Tyson Even Norway is facing an energy crunch. It is hunting for solutions. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0515/Norway-electric-energy-crunch-consumers?icid=rss 9b20746cbacae943458211220aa20a46 Norway’s money and hydropower have insulated it from the world’s energy pressures – until now. The way it solves these challenges could set a global example. Fri, 15 May 2026 16:30:00 -0400 Mark Sappenfield A springtime discovery https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Home-Forum/2026/0515/A-springtime-discovery?icid=rss 4fc5594f72c5f27086c382d0847f8dcc I am in seventh grade language-arts class, an upstairs room in the old red brick junior high school building. The afternoon sun streams throug Fri, 15 May 2026 15:47:18 -0400 Todd R. Nelson Norway’s situation is complex. That’s why it’s a good story. https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/From-the-Editors/2026/0515/norway-electric-vehicles-infrastructure?icid=rss 51e8d264aa8fdfcbaa7ccb23f5ef269c On a trip to Norway, our senior global correspondent finds a complex story about energy solutions. Fri, 15 May 2026 15:32:30 -0400 Stephanie Hanes Mercy for good apples when they expose bad apples https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0515/Mercy-for-good-apples-when-they-expose-bad-apples?icid=rss 8aa49093a42dc7d91470548cc921b098 Under better federal rules, firms that quickly report white-collar crime are spared prosecution, benefiting workers, shareholders, and financial markets. Honesty brings its own reward. Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:00 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board Another prime minister appears to be on his way out. Why is the UK so hard to govern? https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0515/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-wes-streeting?icid=rss 8c98a41b598bf64fa5c89c7ecb654eec A looming challenge from Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham appears set to topple Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Why does Britain seem no longer governable? Fri, 15 May 2026 14:31:42 -0400 Mark Rice-Oxley From Haiti to the Arctic, May’s best reads transport https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/0515/best-may-books-fiction-nonfiction?icid=rss fff1ec9c360e87723f4bc9a9008bad13 Historical anniversaries share space with satisfying mysteries and far-flung, imagination-stretching novels in our roundup of May’s best reads. Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:00 -0400 Monitor reviewers Thomas Massie is a Trump nemesis on the right. Now, he could lose his seat in Congress. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0515/massie-trump-republican-primary-kentucky?icid=rss 7b0499f2e9236fdde4ac81a3f83fa58a Tuesday’s GOP primary in Kentucky pits President Donald Trump’s power and the pull of party unity against an independent-minded lawmaker with deep ties to his constituents. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:35:00 -0400 Sophie Hills This transcendent Baltimore museum features works – and quirks – of art https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0515/american-visionary-art-museum-baltimore?icid=rss 9acb613150bdaf07abf85c248088fa13 If it’s silliness you’re after, it’s hard to beat “Fifi,” a 15-foot-tall kinetic pink poodle, and other unusual pieces at the American Visionary Art Museum. Fri, 15 May 2026 11:36:05 -0400 Scott Baldauf Balancing act for new Fed chair: Taming inflation amid rate-cut pressures https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0515/fed-chair-warsh-inflation-trump?icid=rss 6a2827e512a27e518a595cc6289dc5ff New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh must navigate surging inflation, making it hard for the central bank to reduce interest rates as President Trump wishes. Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:10 -0400 Laurent Belsie