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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.

A war without a reason

Ukraine is heating up again. This is a conflict that didn't need to happen and shouldn't continue.

Suspicions on both sides are likely to continue. But with generational changes in both the US and Cuba, relations between the two countries seem certain to keep warming.

China's growth addiction

Beijing is taking extraordinary measures to boost the economy. If growth falters, faith in one-party rule might falter.

Give the polls a rest

News of who's up and who's down in the 2016 presidential race is virtually meaningless this far before the primaries begin.

Forensic trails

A Dutch investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner is making progress.

The sticks and stones test

Insults are not necessary to prove a society is healthy. But a healthy society can deal with them.

Police departments around the country are instituting reforms after a series of police shootings.

In the 70 years since Hiroshima, there have been close calls with nuclear weapons. There still could be.

Echoes of Iraq

President Obama sees the Iran nuclear deal as the most important decision since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

After being belittled and objectified, one woman helped paint a portrait of the diversity of the tech industry – a realm normally seen as a man's world.