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Some Westerners see Russia as a place to build a better, more conservative life. Moscow, facing a demographic crisis, is willing to let them try.

New types of civic spaces for civil dialogue, such as citizen assemblies, are showing promise in “bringing to light a truth.”

Progress roundup: School lunch goes nationwide in Canada, overdue honor for Black soldiers in South Africa, and in Ecuador, marine life gain rights

Jason Brown turned down a golden opportunity as a professional football player so that he could start a family farm and give away most of its harvest.

The World Health Organization declared a global COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. Our reporters see wide lasting effects.

Affordable housing is an issue for many older Americans. Members of the LGBTQ+ community are searching for solutions that allow them to live both safely and with dignity.

Under pressure from Congress and the Trump administration, Washington has begun to remove its Black Lives Matter mural. But Black history endures.

Sectarian violence involving supporters of the deposed Assad regime has left hundreds dead, calling into question whether Syria’s new rulers can maintain discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups, including hard-line jihadis.

As the U.S. shifts its role in the world, the Mideast finds some strength to design peace for endless conflicts.

Ukrainians fear that though the lack of U.S. military aid may not be much felt on the battlefield, civilians will suffer badly from Russian bombing.

Former central banker Mark Carney, elected Sunday by Canada’s governing Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, tapped into surging Canadian nationalism and anger at President Donald Trump’s “unjustified tariffs” after his landslide win. “We cannot let him succeed and we won’t.”

The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday. Local residents said gunmen shot Alawites, the majority of them men, in the streets or at the gates of their homes.

“Eyes on the Prize” was a landmark documentary about the Civil Rights Movement. Dream Defenders’ Phillip Agnew, who is part of a new six-part series, talks about what the documentary means at this time of political upheaval.

An increase in the integration of trained volunteers with official disaster response has helped people with pets after the Los Angeles wildfires.

New leaders plan to break taboos on military spending and fiscal restraint. One reason that made this possible: the country’s hard work for postwar reconciliation.

The faltering Chinese economy is creating too few jobs, which is feeding social discontent. The government is taking steps to assuage rising anger.

Paleontologist Riley Black traces the cooperation among plants, animals, and ecosystems in “When the Earth Was Green.”

As gang violence spreads in Haiti, locals say a Kenya-led U.N. security force in support of local police is not delivering the peace they crave.

The Trump administration has made ridding U.S. college campuses of diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority. What can be learned from a university in Texas, where a state DEI ban is already in place?

For Europe to defend both itself and Ukraine from Russia, Europeans will need to agree on what sacrifices they will make and who will pay.

The major leagues are testing robots to call balls and strikes, prompting deeper questions about the irreplaceable values of human excellence.

The palm oil industry has put Indonesian Borneo at risk of devastating wildfires. Ahead of International Women’s Day, The Christian Science Monitor joins an all-female firefighting force on patrol.

President Trump’s overtures to Russia and hostility to Ukraine’s leader have undermined the historic US alliance with democratic European partners.

Donald Trump sailed into office on voter anger around inflation. Now his policies are creating uncertainty about prices, investment, and jobs.