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. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:53:54 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/2026/0920/Kremlin-dominance-in-Russia-s-first-wartime-parliamentary-election-all-but-assured?icid=rss 889f45e40a39fc551097d494e2085670 For the first time, voting includes residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed. Authorities in Kyiv denounced the voting as illegal. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:13:36 -0400 The Associated Press https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0919/Denmark-s-leaders-express-cautious-optimism-on-Trump-s-Greenland-deal?icid=rss 8042ec1a8f088d9a1bc26cc732e1ad58 The deal is expected to be signed next week and follows months of tension after the U.S. president repeatedly threatened to seize the semiautonomous territory. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:04:26 -0400 James Brooks and Kirsten Grieshaber https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0919/diesel-fuel-price-inflation?icid=rss 83f8ede5d24f2a518a543f56fa89d3a0 The average price of diesel fuel in the U.S. is at a record high, raising the cost of transporting goods as the nation’s economy is burdened with persistent inflation. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:29 -0400 Victoria Hoffmann Laina Gustafson https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Home-Forum/2026/0919/traditional-sound-reflection?icid=rss 6d2e5740543f8093dcf13fe68eddcc3f The early morning train from Jerusalem is a display of light and dark. It is also a reminder of a larger journey from uncertainty to insight. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:23 -0400 Ben Corn https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/0919/butterfly-season-lea-korsgaard?icid=rss 9abfeda071ac4b0ce129c417ba197f3e Looking for a challenge, a woman sets out to chronicle 64 species of lepidoptera in her country over a single year. The search becomes a meditation. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:17 -0400 Heller McAlpin https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0919/houthis-yemen-saudi-iran-trump-oil?icid=rss 8bd878b96a538e7c62593b2fc9e47e91 The Houthis in Yemen have captured strategic parts of the country, disrupting Saudi oil exports, threatening the global energy trade. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:10 -0400 Dominique Soguel https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0918/trump-cnn-white-house-press-freedom?icid=rss dfc6caabe2c4807fa6c6e9e32a55b20d President Donald Trump announced a ban on three major news outlets – CNN, Politico, and MS NOW – calling them purveyors of “fake news.” Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:08:00 -0400 Linda Feldmann https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0918/Seizing-opportunity-from-Kennedy-Center-drama?icid=rss 706fdb3966754bda8358d43da5ec6998 Despite closure of a national cultural symbol for the United States, some see possibilities to expand creativity and connection through the arts. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:11:00 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2026/0918/women-basketball-somaliland-recognition-sovereignty?icid=rss 1a10ea68da669985e7b9ce14daa2abe6 In Somaliland, a breakaway state in the Horn of Africa, female basketball players are fighting to play for a country not found on the world map. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:53:17 -0400 Sophie Neiman Mahbub Abdillahi https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0918/de-gaulle-resistance-france-le-pen-election-rn?icid=rss f194d828881e43ca7638d49d06d51d75 The popularity in France of a two-part biopic about Charles de Gaulle is highlighting public frustration with the country’s present-day politicians. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:41:38 -0400 Colette Davidson