Israel’s war against Hamas has unleashed a torrent of responses from Westerners, both positive and negative. Many are finding it a challenge to express their feelings without being co-opted by darker forces in society.
Climate change defines where young Bangladeshis live, if they study, and when they marry. But resilient adaptation is making a difference.
Moving and shaking at COP28 or back home in Namibia, this young climate activist sees opportunity for the Global South in the climate crisis.
Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution – powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation.
The parent of a young girl, our correspondent has struggled with what to say about the Israel-Hamas war. Then she went to a Taylor Swift film.
Monitor reporter Sara Miller Llana is reporting in Bangladesh, and simply getting around has been a story in itself.
What happens when a colonial power apologizes for genocide and offers to pay more than €1 billion in restitution? In Namibia, descendants of the victims are suing.
Antakya, Turkey, was leveled by earthquakes in February. But residents want reconstruction to prioritize not just buildings but the city’s culture of unity, too.
On the road in Namibia, two Monitor reporters vowed to take no hitchhikers. Then, a tender moment changed their minds.
Amid the human death tolls in natural disasters, animals are often an afterthought. But some aid workers make a point to prioritize care for lost pets.
Food and hospitality, both legendary in Turkey, have emerged as signs of rebirth after the country’s tragic Feb. 6 earthquake.
The summer solstice marks National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Our reporters were in the northernmost town in mainland Canada to celebrate.
While Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for the residential school system in 2008, the United States has never done so publicly.
Expectations that a weak response to earthquakes would cost the Turkish government votes proved false. Political preferences have become identities.
The Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday played in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 19 years – a cause for celebration.
How a country takes care of its citizens living abroad in a crisis can reveal much about its priorities and values. The chaos in Sudan is shining such a spotlight on nations from China to Germany to the United States.
On International Women’s Day, it’s worth noting that while women’s experiences vary widely, they share values of equality, justice, freedom, safety.
How do you ask people who lost family and friends in a deadly crash to talk about forgiveness? With patience and compassion.
Ice fishing in North America has long been male-dominated. But for a growing number of women, it is a chance to get into nature and bond with friends – and maybe even catch some fish.
The story of the the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018 was wrenching to report and tell. But it also is a story of finding courage amid grief.