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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.

Dylann Roof has been charged with a heinous act of hatred. But he has also caught a glimpse of something remarkable.

We can honor the congregants at the Charleston AME Church by taking up where they were interrupted.

The year of identity

Race, ethnicity, and gender identity are in the spotlight. Real identity is deeper, more durable, and more beneficial to humanity .

Ground control

Kurdish paramilitaries are proving to be effective allies in taking territory from Islamic State.

The mechanisms of peace

The UN, the IMF, and the ICC have their critics. But they are vast improvements on what came before.

The little spacecraft that landed on a comet seven months ago only to shut down has unexpectedly reestablished contact with Earth.

Greece's debt endgame

As a Greek default grows more likely, central banks move to contain the fallout.

Islamic State is dug in across Syria and Iraq. A strategy and a determined effort are needed to defeat it.

Seismic change

Nepal’s deadly earthquake may have shifted the political ground after years of deadlock.

Why Turkey matters

Elections curb President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's increasing authoritarianism and underscore the durability of Turkish democracy.