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The editors of The Christian Science Monitor take you beyond the headlines with the ideas driving progress in this 15-minute news briefing. The Monitor Daily Podcast is available each Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET. For more information on the Daily or The Christian Science Monitor, visit csmonitor.com. Send your comments, suggestions or thoughts to podcast@csmonitor.com.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/06/05

Lee Jae-myung’s victory in South Korea’s presidential election on June 3 fills a leadership void that was hobbling Asia’s fourth-largest economy. It heralds a liberal shift in South Korea’s domestic agenda and efforts by Seoul, a key U.S. ally, to ease tensions with China and North Korea.Also: today’s stories, including how antisemitism in the United States is reaching generational highs; how rhetoric is yielding to diplomacy as Iran and the United States prepare for a sixth round of nuclear talks;

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Thursday, June 5, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/06/05

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/06/04

Ukraine’s successful drone strike on air bases deep within Russia marked a radical evolution in modern warfare. It’s raised hard questions among military analysts about everything from the future of air defense to the nature of nuclear deterrence.Also: today’s stories, including how reports from human rights groups indicate that Russia is targeting Ukrainian civilians via drone warfare; how some states and nonprofits are using DOGE layoffs to their advantage; and how Poland’s presidential election

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/06/03

The economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's tariffs – many of which were ruled unconstitutional by a federal court in a May 28 ruling that is on hold pending an appeal – has eclipsed any uptick in manufacturing. But some U.S. manufacturing workers are holding onto hope for a domestic manufacturing revival.Also: today’s stories, including how the flow of migrants from Latin America to the U.S. is reversing back home, challenging the region’s political, economic, and humanitarian

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Monday, June 2, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/06/02

U.S. President Donald Trump has presented a vision of the Western Hemisphere that hearkens back to a 19th-century spheres-of-influence approach to international affairs: the regions of North, Central, and South America should be exclusively the United States’ economic, diplomatic, and military domain. This approach disrupts a postwar global order and historical alliances — we looked at historical precedents, and at what’s different today. Also: today’s stories, including a look at an organization

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Friday, May 30, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/05/30

Texas provided a border-enforcement blueprint for President Trump. Now people in the Eagle Pass area, which was once an immigration epicenter, live with a new, quieter reality.Also: today’s stories, including how the Trump administration may handle diplomatic efforts to curtail Iran’s nuclear program; how some Israelis are reevaluating the moral authority of their home country; and how Zimbabwe is still reckoning with its infamous seizures of white-owned farms 25 years ago. Join the Monitor's Linda

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Thursday, May 29, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/28

In today's issue, we look at the state of humanitarian aid for Gaza, a hidden provision in Trump's 'big bill,' the US-EU trade war, and what it's like being an eighth grader in the post-pandemic world. Join the Monitor's Kurt Schillinger for today's news.

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Thursday, May 29, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/28

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/28

The Trump administration is seeking to fast-track deportations. One tactic: Lawyers for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement terminate people’s cases in immigration court. Then ICE officers arrest them there. Today's stories also include more Filipinas choosing to be child-free, a Nigerian nonprofit bringing former foes together, and U.S. student loan borrowers facing turmoil. Join the Monitor's Christa Case Bryant for today's news.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/05/27

A new regional alignment of in the Middle East, signalling a shift in power away from Iran’s weakened Axis of Resistance. Moderate Sunnis now have friendly governments in Beirut, Damascus, and Baghdad, creating an “Axis of Cooperation.”Also: today’s stories, including a look at current strains on and shortages faced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); how USAID cuts have affected governments in Central America; and why some teachers are once again turning to blue books in the

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Friday, May 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/05/23

Aid groups are unloading food and other critical supplies in the Gaza Strip, after a monthslong blockade that has put children at risk of famine. Also: today’s stories, including a deadlocked Supreme Court rejecting religious charter schools, the Harvard community rallying despite Trump funding cuts, and the 10 best books of May. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.

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Thursday, May 22, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/22

Fourteen years of civil war and five decades of dictatorship left Syria cut off from the global financial system. The Monitor's Taylor Luck reports on how, as the Middle Eastern country is taking its first meaningful steps toward a more democratic form of governance, an economic spring is starting to bloom. Also: today’s stories, including French cinema beginning to reconcile with its decades-long problem of ignoring sexual violence, how the Department of Justice is seeking friendly courtrooms in

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/21

In its newly intensified Gaza operation, is Israel aiming for territorial conquest or to apply political pressure on Hamas? The Monitor’s Dina Kraft reports on how the goals of Israel’s renewed Gaza offensive are unclear, even to Israelis. Also: today’s stories, including how Indigenous groups in Brazil are using virtual reality to reclaim their stories, an interview with George Floyd’s family lawyer, and how technology and teamwork are showing promise for the few remaining North Atlantic right

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/21

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/05/20

After George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, many Americans started to reexamine their communities and themselves. In Kansas City, Missouri, residents still confront a wall of racial separation, but haven’t given up on progress. Also: today’s stories, including a gang-member-turned-tour-guide in Nairobi, military parents suing over a DEI purge at their kids’ schools, and Pakistan’s Islamic boarding schools under scrutiny. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for

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Monday, May 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/05/19

Previous presidents have called the military to the southern border of the United States to support immigration agencies. The Monitor's Sarah Matusek and Riley Robinson report on how the Trump administration’s expansion of the military’s role at the border raises a mixture of hope, distrust, and uncertainty. Also: today’s stories, including what could emerge from foreign influence as frustration rises in Syria's Daraa Province, Bangladesh's efforts to protect minority rights amid sectarian divides,

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Friday, May 16, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/05/16

Today’s Monitor episode features a report from President Trump’s Mideast trip, a look at how students are helping rebuild Bangladesh, and more. Join Managing Editor Kurt Shillinger for this episode.

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Thursday, May 15, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/15

On the front lines of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers have little faith in the diplomatic peace process. Dominique Soguel looks at how they feel it is up to them to safeguard their country. Also: today’s stories, including how American universities are increasingly turning to tuition-free models and income-based plans, how Donald Trump’s unpredictability is worrying Israel’s leadership, and how California inmates are trying to improve mental health, peer-to-peer. Join the Monitor's Kurt

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/14

The scope of abuse at France’s Notre-Dame de Bétharram school has shocked the public. But the survivors of the violence are taking the opportunity to reclaim their agency and force change in the private school system. Today’s stories also cover Florida’s ‘army’ of immigration enforcers, South Africa’s ‘soccer grannies,’ and an environmental crisis in an Alabama county that fought for civil rights. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/05/14

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