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- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/8
President Donald Trump has made threats toward Iran that, if he followed through, might be considered war crimes. Who defines a war crime, a...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/7
Before the Iran war, regional powers were rushing for a diplomatic solution to rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Now, facing Presid...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/6
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is turning to a familiar boogeyman on the campaign trail: the war in Ukraine, and the danger he claims...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/3
The conflict could be a boon for China’s new energy sector, including renewable energy, electric vehicles, and batteries.
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/3
Three months after the U.S. military captured its authoritarian leader, Venezuela is seeing some change. But any big shift in political or e...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/2
The Iran war is the latest conflict to see blows to principles of international law, rules of war, and protections for civilian populations.
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/2
Eschewing more lucrative careers, Aramide and Oluwaseun Kayode are behind the free Talent Mine Academy and an online training platform for t...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/1
Saudi Arabia hoped that diplomacy would prevent war with Iran. Having come under Iranian attack, the Saudi government is now exploring its o...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/1
In Haiti, social workers are leading the charge to move children from institutions to foster care, in line with international guidance.
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/4/1
The U.S. and Israel aimed vast destructive power at regime targets in Iran. But the Islamic Republic’s true believers in the IRGC and Basij...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/31
Trump policies – including the trade war resulting from U.S. tariffs – have been a gift for Beijing, which aims to become the preeminent glo...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/31
Meet Moose the Cleveland Bay horse and Ozzy the Leicester Longwool sheep, exactly the kinds of animals that one would find on any 18th-centu...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/31
Geopolitics feels fraught these days, even between the closest of allies like Canada and the U.S. But the Artemis II moon launch is a remind...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/31
Pakistan is leading the charge to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table, leaning on a budding friendship with Washington...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/30
In stark contrast with residents of other Arab countries in the Gulf region, Saudis exhibit a decidedly blasé attitude toward the U.S.-Israe...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/29
French President Emmanuel Macron has laid out a new policy on nuclear deterrence that extends beyond the borders of France.
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/28
The Iran war is simultaneously undercutting India's energy security, remittances, and geopolitical influence – making Delhi one of the bigge...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/27
It started in Australia. Now dozens of countries are working on laws to keep younger kids away from social media. But do they really work?
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/26
Under cover of the Iran war, settler extremists have increased violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank. A range of Israeli lea...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/26
Maine Needs began as a Facebook group aiding immigrants. It now helps tens of thousands of other people as well – with volunteers lining up...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/26
With all the focus on what the Iran War is, or isn’t, achieving, the U.S. and its regional allies will have to grapple with an issue critica...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/26
China has long been Iran’s lifeline, but its muted response to the war highlights Beijing’s pragmatic, self-interested approach to foreign r...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/25
The Kremlin seems to be moving to shut online messaging services out of Russia in favor of one super-app – potentially upending many Russian...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/25
The Iranian military’s destructive capacity is far from that of the United States and Israel. Yet its asymmetric strategy, including closing...
- csmonitor ( Middle East ) 2026/3/24
Inaccurate and incomplete moderation on TikTok and other social media platforms has pushed users in Kenya to police themselves.