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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.

Experiments in diplomacy

The openings with Cuba and Iran are a recognition that years of pressure failed to change either regimes or behavior.

In a time when the word 'terrorism' can evoke deep-seated fears, the Chattanooga attacks show the need for diagnosing the threat wisely.

Initial findings from NASA's mission to Pluto could upend our thinking about life in the universe.

The Iranian nuclear deal is complex. It will inevitably generate controversy. It could also be a new beginning.

Open fists

President Obama’s diplomatic outreach to Iran and Cuba is a decisive break with the past.

A Greek compromise

There are no winners or losers in the Greek debt deal. But a deal is far better than the alternative.

The movement away from intolerance and bigotry appears to be accelerating in substantial as well as symbolic ways, and not just in relation to the Confederate flag.

Witness at Srebrenica

A Monitor reporter's brave work 20 years ago exposed a crime that might otherwise have been covered up.

Greece, China, and other concerns contribute to economic uncertainty. The world needs fact-based faith in the future.

Scorched earth

South Sudan’s government is accused of destroying crops and cattle in pro-rebel areas.