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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 window of compromise

Brinkmanship and confrontation take a back seat – at least for now – in Washington and Peru.

A good neighbor climate policy

Humanity's prosperity brings the need for responsibility about natural resources. Any climate shift affects someone somewhere.

Venezuelan socialism is funded by oil revenue. As prices collapse, political change could follow.

Improving intelligence

A Senate report on CIA methods stirs debate. It could also bring closure to that debate.

A shift in Iraq and Ukraine?

Though neither crisis is over, momentum appears to have changed significantly.

Goodbye, at last, to 2008

Job growth in the US is persisting and memories of the Great Recession are fading.

Police and public safety

Important questions are being asked about police procedure in the US at a time of declining crime.

Reshaping the Pentagon

President Obama's likely choice for defense secretary signals a major shift in national security.

Reducing risk in Europe

As NATO and Russia step up military activity, they must ensure they don't misread each other.

The multi-sided war is complex, but the greatest concern should be the millions of families caught up in it.