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The recent surge of Chinese travelers into Japan may be creating much-needed ambassadors.

Whatever becomes of President Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and resettle the Palestinians there, the Arab world is not on board. Many c...

Canadians are worried about the threat of a U.S. trade war. But Donald Trump done something they didn’t expect: bolster their patriotic prid...

President Donald Trump is modeling his presidency on the example set by William McKinley during the Gilded Age of territorial expansion and...

While President Trump has ridiculed past U.S. military deployments and nation-building efforts, he has consistently been drawn to Mideast di...

After President Trump won a second term, the Monitor spoke with parents around the world about their hopes and fears for the future. Here we...

Wine has been as iconically French as a baguette or the Eiffel Tower. But for many young French, wine has lost its appeal, especially when i...

In postponing some threatened tariffs but not others, U.S. President Donald Trump is sowing uncertainty for businesses and consumers in his...

As the Russia-Ukraine war grinds toward its third anniversary, Ukrainian morale is low amid shortages of military support from European alli...

University undergrad Victor Bello started the Almajiri Scholar Scheme to open doors for children.

Joyful family reunions that the ceasefire has enabled in Israel are being echoed in the West Bank and Gaza. But few freed Palestinian prison...

Progress roundup: With safety and well-being in mind, Warsaw’s measures halved traffic fatalities. And Sri Lanka’s capital is restoring wetl...

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

The stage-managed spectacle of Israeli hostages being released in Gaza serves political interests on both sides. Hamas’ assertions that it i...

Elon Musk is intervening in European politics with a slew of vitriolic posts supporting far-right parties. European leaders have begun to ob...

In October, voters in Botswana ousted their ruling party of 58 years. The new president, Duma Boko, carries the weight of their calls for ch...

A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the risks and spiritua...

Americans’ rush to the popular Chinese app RedNote opened a window between two starkly different worlds – at least for a time – allowing for...

Progress roundup: Children’s rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as...

Western sanctions were meant to crush Russia’s economy. But Russian entrepreneurs have filled many of the gaps left by departing Western bra...

Israel has failed to eliminate Hamas, a key goal of its war in Gaza, and the militant group has reasserted its rule in Gaza. Can that situat...

Lauren Pacheco is inspired by this Midwestern underdog of a city and is looking to enliven what she calls its “remarkable cultural heritage....

President Donald Trump appeared to win Sunday’s showdown with Colombia, after Colombia appeared to accept military flights carrying deportee...

Many migrants whom President Trump plans to deport have been keeping their relatives in Latin America financially afloat. What does their fu...

Despite pledges to halt deforestation and youth-led efforts to reverse it, Madagascar is losing its trees faster than almost anywhere else o...