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, 26 Jun 2026 03:53:41 EDT 300 https://www.csmonitor.com/extension/csm_base/design/csm_design/images/csmlogo_250x30.png https://www.csmonitor.com https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0625/gorky-park-garden-planting-vegetables-moscow-russia?icid=rss ffd5ee04632b495e6964f544017d2420 Before Russia became a consumer society, growing one’s own food was essential. In Moscow’s Gorky Park, some Russians are trying to recapture that part of life. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:32:27 -0400 Fred Weir https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0625/Venezuelans-innate-resources-to-the-rescue?icid=rss dc654a8d640e368d99ab7950ad86ce59 In the wake of natural disasters around the world, examples abound of individuals’ immediate care for each other. In Venezuela, this spirit of selflessness and volunteerism can help rebuild community and physical structures. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:11:22 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0625/supreme-court-immigration-asylum-tps?icid=rss 5384b093fbd3e5673997dd694b1e41ee In a pair of immigration rulings Thursday, the court held that the law permits the government to turn away asylum-seekers on the Mexico side of the U.S. border and end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians living in the United States. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:00:00 -0400 Henry Gass Sarah Matusek https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0625/Why-the-Philippines-is-reconsidering-its-long-shuttered-nuclear-power-plant?icid=rss 944b36334a3b412952b2c0defed0c4fd In a seismically active archipelago with high electricity prices, what does a “peaceful, safe, and secure” approach to nuclear power look like? Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:43:13 -0400 Lorela U. Sandoval https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/0625/Turnover-at-No.-10-Undiminished-challenges-await-Labour-s-Burnham?icid=rss bb6ecdd6777cfd574fc69544a7e902df In less than two years, Keir Starmer went from winning a landslide national election to being ousted as prime minister. That points to a real problem for Britain’s democracy, and others, too. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:33:30 -0400 Ned Temko https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2026/0625/Venezuela-earthquakes-Caracas-quake-emergency-response?icid=rss 4fb8a1ec337cd521f253b73322d7aaf0 Two earthquakes hit Venezuela overnight. One was 7.2 and the other was 7.5 in magnitude. They were among the strongest quakes recorded there in more than a century. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:40:00 -0400 Regina Garcia Cano and Juan Pablo Arraez https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0625/democratic-socialists-new-york-congress?icid=rss 28d8308107d13b3903f3406f4c19697c Far-left wins in congressional primaries followed mayoral victories in major U.S. cities. Mainstream Democrats, struggling with voter dissatisfaction, are unhappy about the rising leftism. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:15 -0400 Linda Feldmann https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2026/0625/Now-at-the-Supreme-Court-birthright-citizenship-is-the-norm-across-the-Americas?icid=rss 7ccd03bb1cbbb96b9c216ec0688d6411 More than 150 years after it was put in place, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution is up for discussion at the U.S. Supreme Court. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Whitney Eulich https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0624/europe-heat-wave-temperatures-paris-weather?icid=rss c78f6c6b3b7dd1d304ad301bb9edff13 With France sweltering under another heat wave, many are wondering, Why hasn’t the country made more headway in responding to the deadly temperatures? Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:44:51 -0400 Colette Davidson https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2026/0624/data-center-elections-republicans?icid=rss 8fe52e0c360bec21e6fc80837820d67c Voters in local primaries Tuesday ousted Republican incumbents who had supported data center projects. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400 Story Hinckley