After soldiers joined youth-led protests, Madagascar’s president warned of an attempt to “seize power illegally.” ...

President Trump announced his administration has “identified funds” to pay U.S. troops on Oct. 15. Other federal employees ...

To get the breakthrough allowing a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, negotiators decoupled a emotional first phase ...

The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers. The “RIFs (reduction-in-force plans) have begun,” Russ ...

European welfare states are finding it increasingly hard to maintain high social spending in the face of pressure to boost ...

This year’s winner, Venezuela’s María Corina Machado, relies on inner resources that are similar to past winners from Myanmar ...

Recognizing that God’s love is constant and impartial frees us from resentment, opening the door to healing.

A deeper view that unites instead of divides, connecting why the story matters to you. Emotions are running strong as the war in Gaza appears to be winding down, with Phase 1 of an Israel-Hamas peace ...

Peru’s Congress voted early Oct. 10 to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office. This was their ninth attempt at removing her since 2022.

For writer Stephen Humphries, reporting on how two men in prison found Shakespeare and changed their lives reminds him how ...

Performing Shakespeare in prison helped two murderers rediscover their humanity and find redemption. They vow to “be wise ...

Victoria Hoffmann is a fall 2025 editorial intern at the Monitor embedded with the national desk.