#NotHim: In Brazil, Women Protest Far-Right Brazil Presidential Candidate
Brazilian women took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. With the vote little more than a week away, women are protesting against what they say are his misogynistic, homophobic and racist v…
U.S. Closes Consulate In Basra, Citing Iran-Backed Violence
The State Department is temporarily closing the U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city and evacuating all diplomats stationed there, following a rocket attack early Friday morning.
Tsunami Hits Indonesia, Leaving More Than 300 Dead
Hospitals and rescuers are struggling to deal with the aftermath of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that triggered an unexpected tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Foreign Aid In The Trump Era
President Trump used his speech at the U.N. Tuesday to threaten aid to countries not backing U.S. policies. The new tactic has aid groups concerned about humanitarian needs.
What NAFTA Without Canada Would Mean
NPR’s Scott Simon asks Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, how a NAFTA replacement that excludes Canada would affect U.S.-Canada relations.
Readers write: Examining Genghis Khan, fishing solution, the power of love, politics insight, solutions in France, reading back to front
The Aug. 17 Monitor Daily article “Russia takes a new look at an old enemy: Genghis Khan” was a very interesting history of an area rarely studied in classes. Take our geography quiz. What an outstanding statement the prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy…
Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Heads To The Polls To Elect New Parliament
The United States’ closest allies in Iraq, the Kurds, vote for their regional parliament on Sunday, as the old leadership tries to adjust to disappointment among voters frustrated with corruption and stagnation.
Latest Collateral Damage In U.S.-Russia Spat: An Anglo-American School Is Shut
The Anglo-American School in St. Petersburg, a beloved institution in part of the expat community, had to shut following the closure of the U.S. and British consulates.
Reporter’s notebook: Watching as the world watches Trump
When President Trump this week regaled a fancy New York hotel ballroom full of journalists with a tale of how China’s leaders respect him for his “very, very large brain,” it rang a bell with me. Ah yes, I thought, as I observed the ripple of laughter…
Macedonians vote on their country’s name. Will they follow heart or head?
It is a display of muscular nationalism, built in the last decade, that has long antagonized Greece, Macedonia’s southern neighbor, which claims Alexander and many of the other historical figures as its own. For the Greeks, ancient Macedonia was Helle…
One reporter’s fascination with Siberia leaves readers asking for more
Fred Weir has the uncanny ability to help you understand the ideas and values shaping this complex, diverse, and fascinating country. Earlier this summer, Fred proposed a reporting trip to the eastern Russian republic of Buryatia. The goal: provide a …
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