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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.

The cost of 'Brexit'

Britain's tumbling currency isn't good news for most Britons, but it is probably better news than the alternative: austerity.

Acts of exclusion

Nativist responses to immigration mirror the anxieties of their era.

America at the crossroads

Donald Trump's crude recorded comments about women provide an important portrait of his potential presidency.

An ennobling prize

Hundreds of individuals and organizations were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Peacemaking everywhere is the winner.

The refugee advocate

The likely new secretary-general is intimately familiar with the plight of refugees. The UN needs that focus right now.

Spanish deadlock

How Spain’s insurgent politicians have roiled a two-party democracy.

Human housekeeping

As the Paris Climate Agreement nears activation, its success depends on humanity voluntarily taking responsibility for its role in climate change.

One true thing in Syria

A video of a Syrian volunteer saving the life of a one-month-old girl shows a glimpse of the astounding work being done by the 'White Helmets.'

After Aleppo and Mosul

The way Syria and Iraq retake key cities from rebels could say much about each country's future.

A policy of denial

Russia's refusal to take responsibility for the 2014 downing of an airliner over eastern Ukraine fits a familiar pattern.