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South Lebanon Shia Muslims seek solace in community mourningVillagers in south Lebanon, hit last year by Israeli strikes on Hezbollah, find new meaning in the observance of the Shia mourning period of Ashoura.
To deter more US bombs, will Iran dash for a nuclear weapon?Will U.S. bombs deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, or persuade it that only a nuclear weapon will deter more U.S. bombs?
Will Israeli success in Iran pave way to Gaza ceasefire?Israel鈥檚 military success in Iran has spurred hopes that the Jewish state might take more daring steps toward peace in Gaza.
Facing blistering heat, the French ponder the unthinkable: Air conditioningEurope is not built for the heat. It鈥檚 all that residents like the Monitor鈥檚 Paris correspondent can do to find ways to keep just a little bit cooler.
Thailand has had 22 coups 鈥� and could be heading toward a 23rdThailand鈥檚 prime minister has been suspended over her handling of a border conflict with Cambodia, raising concerns about a potential return to military rule.
Land mine ban was a global triumph. Here鈥檚 why Finland is leaving.Finland is withdrawing from an international treaty banning land mines, putting its fear of neighboring Russia above its commitment to humanitarian law.
Unauthorized Haitians build the Dominican Republic. Can they stay?Haitians are facing historic levels of deportation from the Dominican Republic, an easy domestic political win. Can new voices shift the conversation?
Difference MakerReporting child abuse can bring shame in Pakistan. This group is transcending taboos.The nonprofit Rozan聽was set up in 1998 with the goal of eradicating domestic violence from Pakistani society.
This Spanish town welcomed migrants. Integrating them is harder.A refuge for African asylum-seekers in a small Spanish town illustrates the difficulties of integrating immigrants, but some newcomers are fitting in.
In Sudan, a bride and her village celebrate love in a time of warStill recovering from the worst hunger crisis in living memory, a community in Sudan鈥檚 Nuba Mountains gathers to celebrate a marriage.
Points of ProgressHelpful microbes: For cleaning up oil spills and helping crops growProgress roundup: Science enables Brazil to transform its economy, German researchers to find a microbe that makes detergent, and California to filter PFAS.
First LookRussia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine saysThe strikes targeted several regions, including western Ukraine, far from the front lines. Officials confirmed three deaths and said another two died in Russian shelling.
Air North: Why Canada鈥檚 Yukon loves its local airlineWhen is an airline more than an airline? When it鈥檚 a source of civic pride like the homegrown Air North, in the Canadian territory of Yukon.
For Iranian diaspora in Europe, the war back home is a dilemmaIranian expats in Europe are torn over the conflict between Iran and Israel. While they despise Iran鈥檚 regime, they fear for loved ones back home.
First LookIs Iran鈥檚 nuclear program 鈥榦bliterated鈥�? What US officials are trying to determine.Donald Trump says Iran鈥檚 nuclear site was destroyed, but early intelligence reports say otherwise. The key to understanding what is left is determining where Iran鈥檚 stockpile of enriched uranium is and the state of the centrifuges that enrich the fuel.
Nowhere to sit? In France, a debate over park benches and community.Officials in suburban Paris have removed benches to promote safety, altering public spaces in the process. Efforts to restore that seating aim to highlight how community and understanding are built.
After 12 days of Israel-US-Iran war, what has changed?Starkly different narratives about the Israel-Iran war鈥檚 results point to multiple unresolved issues and underlying tensions that remain. A central question is whether postwar diplomacy, if and when it resumes, returns to square one.
Iran relies on China and Russia. They didn鈥檛 show up for its fight with Israel.Much has been made of the emerging alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. But the recent strikes on Iran highlight its limits.
From New Zealand, my family鈥檚 Holocaust refuge, I watch as Iran fires at my homeHow it feels to visit my family鈥檚 refuge from the Holocaust in New Zealand, and find myself separated from my children in Israel, enduring Iranian missile attacks.聽
After French trial verdicts come down, victims ask: Is 20 years in prison justice?In France, criminals generally serve concurrent sentences. That鈥檚 frustrating the many, many victims of convicted rapist Jo毛l Le Scouarnec.