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The Christian Science Monitor Daily News Briefing provides an editorially curated perspective on important news of the day. Each issue provides a daily commentary from the editors, abridged versions of five key stories, an Editorial, the Christian Science perspective article, and a Top Headlines column. Insights gained from the Monitor can support and strengthen your prayers for the world. For the latest news and 24/7 access to Monitor content, you can also visit CSMonitor.com.

Crime and punishment

Justice doesn't operate as quickly or as brutally as criminality. But it eventually prevails – in the Balkans, the Middle East, and elsewhere.

Sharing the burden

Whoever the next US president is, he or she will have to coordinate more, not less, with allies.

Belgium murders

Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels won’t break the bonds of international cooperation.

A test of 'soft power'

The thaw between the US and Cuba won't lead to overnight change in the island nation. But in time, a freer Cuba is likely.

President Obama's trip to Cuba is controversial. But it also shows how a change in approach can echo through a region.

A global vote

Americans aren't just deciding who will be their next president. Their decision will be felt around the world.

The 2016 US presidential race has been many things to many voters: important, controversial, hopeful. One thing it never has been: dull.

President-elect

A new civilian president in Myanmar is a compromise choice.

Russian air power saved the Syrian regime. Without it, the regime will have to compromise with its opponents.

There was a lot of anger swirling around the presidential race this weekend. But voting doesn't have to be a gladiatorial pursuit.