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Senior Trump administration officials used a commercial messaging app to discuss secret military attacks, including sensitive information that could have threatened the lives of troops abroad. Calls for accountability are coming from both sides of the aisle.Also: today’s stories, including Israeli protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu;…
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Yarmouk refugee camp has been called home by displaced Palestinians in Syria since 1957. The Monitor’s Taylor Luck shares the story of the part it plays in Syrian Palestinians’ sense of belonging to a Palestine they have never seen. Also: today’s stories, including the fracturing of South Sudan’s power-sharing agreement as unease grows, how the cut…
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Today, we have two stories that give clear evidence of how fundamentally important education is to a society’s well-being and continuous development. Also, our stories include why extreme violence in the US has police trying new tactics, why Africans taking a shine to basketball is good for the NBA, and a fuller portrait of artist-provocateur Yoko …
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Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are drawing crowds on Mr. Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy tour. His message may not resonate with everyone, and many Americans still view achieving wealth as part of the American dream. But with much of the Democratic Party grasping for a strategy and a message, it’s telling that Mr. Sanders is stepping …
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The collapse of the Gaza ceasefire has meant the resumption of deadly airstrikes and an Israeli ground offensive. Ghada Abdulfattah looks at how Palestinians are wondering if the world has turned its back. Also: today’s stories, including how a potential U.S. mineral deal has revitalized confidence in Ukraine’s mineral-rich heartland, why Apple TV+…
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In a tense town hall on Tuesday night just outside of Washington, D.C., voter after voter pressed Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey over what they saw as his party’s failure to leverage the threat of a government shutdown against Republicans’ funding bill. Also: today’s stories, including how local civil society organizations are providing municipal servi…
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What does justice look like? Today, a Salvadoran writer looks at the president of El Salvador's consolidated approach, including having the power to arrest and detain suspected criminals without warrants or evidence. Also: today’s stories, including how Israelis are far less unified in support of war nearly a year and a half after the Oct. 7, 2023,…
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Today’s Daily tells two stories of the struggle to find agency amid despair, from the power of a pen to the search for a diamond ring among the ashes. Our stories also include the Kurds getting mixed messages about their role in the ‘new’ Syria, and whether politics outrank merit as Trump molds military leadership. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfie…
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Moscow says it agrees with the U.S. proposal for a Ukraine ceasefire, but wants to know the details of the plan. The kicker: it’s not clear whether those exist. More discussions will be needed to clarify whether President Vladimir Putin’s slow-walking approach is an attempt to bury the U.S. plan, or just evidence of an abundance of caution.Also: to…
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President Donald Trump has steered the United States firmly back into the realm of power politics. Three of our stories today offer varied views of leverage – from Democrats’ lack of it in Congress, to Saudi Arabia’s ability to be a major player in the global game, to the complex calculations of tariffs. Also, we have a story on a new Broadway show…
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