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. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:21:39 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/Middle-East/2026/1013/saudi-security-houthi-airport-attacks-iran-yemen?icid=rss 0a5c4c947f7eafd03c16b6eda892a7cd Weekend attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia have largely cut Saudi Arabia off from the world. The normally cautious kingdom is accepting defensive assistance from its allies as it intensifies strikes against the Houthis. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:16:44 -0400 Taylor Luck https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1013/students-protest-france-politics-1968?icid=rss c7231062977fe3beb7251126dda96e67 Demonstrations about the country’s education system are drawing parallels with the country’s pivotal May 1968 student revolution. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:41:01 -0400 Colette Davidson https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/1013/bond-yields-treasury-interest-rates?icid=rss 05456f8c4db26a44a1157b1e363ae185 Interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds are at their highest levels in more than 20 years, with borrowing costs also rising globally. Those factors make it more difficult for governments to pay for their debt. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:55:10 -0400 Laurent Belsie https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/1013/Europe-s-intrinsic-strengths-in-innovation?icid=rss cd602feec310d3817d71fa97ed5ba0de More than half of the top 25 countries in a world index on innovation are in Europe. A few big factors: social and institutional trust, collaborative research, and policy consistency. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:34:45 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2026/1013/canada-u.s.-carney-trump-eu-diversify?icid=rss 862b5631ab0ee591453f6ce752491335 Once an economic hinge connecting eastern and western Canada, Thunder Bay is again emerging as a symbol of the country’s drive to strengthen its economic independence. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:43:49 -0400 Sara Llana Melanie Stetson Freeman https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/1013/Yiyun-Li-reveals-life-lessons-in-her-new-symphonic-novel?icid=rss 4a4a4e08e0a5e0dd6b84d9f3623f4ba4 “I said something preposterous to a friend, but I really do stand by it,” Yiyun Li tells me on the other end of a screen in her home in Princeton, Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:10:10 -0400 Sky Davis https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/1013/New-editor-named?icid=rss 5f3e3843dc65747e5499030ddedee329 The Christian Science Board of Directors has named Kurt Shillinger as Editor of The Christian Science Monitor.The appointment comes at a cha Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:24 -0400 Staff https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1013/hungary-public-media-orban-criticism-journalism?icid=rss db1b8f4eebc0c52a34b2c2777c2d54e2 Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary hollowed out many public media outlets. Journalists are now rebuilding to restore scrutiny of government. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:17 -0400 Dominique Soguel https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/1013/ai-kill-switch?icid=rss 19e4c1dcda63a8957d41376bb4d24c88 An artificial intelligence “kill switch” is seen as a potential safeguard, but the technology makes the concept more complicated than it is for other machines. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:10 -0400 Laurent Belsie https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/1012/reporters-job-1012?icid=rss 9f94e2e92feee29a255b0ee795a5b7bb Every week, a selection of Monitor staffers and contributors share their challenges and insights from reporting around the globe. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Melanie Stetson Freeman Caitlin Babcock Whitney Eulich Sophie Neiman