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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.

Rough justice

Iran’s president is taking on the right-wing vigilantes that sacked the Saudi embassy.

The human need in Syria

Peace talks later this month must make progress for the sake of millions of suffering Syrians.

A Republican poverty summit this weekend was seen as 'far from the center of the GOP race.' But seen a different way, it has been the race's defining issue.

Economic engine trouble

The US and Chinese super-economies are the powerhouses for dozens of developing-world economies. Both are struggling.

Self-defeating belligerence

Kim Jong-un wants to be an international power player. With each provocative act, he becomes more isolated.

Not so odd

To breathe more easily, India’s capital tries daily curbs on private cars.

All the rhetoric that has characterized the US presidential race to date now takes a back seat to getting voters to vote.

Sunni-Shiite tensions exploded into the open in Iran and Saudi Arabia. But a recent event in Iraq has offered a different view of the religious feud.

For a happy, new year

Navigating the challenges of a new year requires hope and faith. Making it a truly happy year requires love.

EU at the crossroads

A series of major crises is testing European unity as nothing has since the end of the cold war.