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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.

China may be seeing that soft power is more effective than hard power.

Nov. 4 is circled in red on the calendars of Republicans and Democrats.

No one involved in the Syrian civil war is optimistic about a peaceful settlement.

There’s a Nobel Prize waiting for the person who devises a principled but humane formula for immigration reform.

The Olympic hope for peace

The original Olympics were accompanied by a truce among the Greek city-states.

Politicians constantly propose laws, criticize policies, and make claims and counterclaims.

The power of the individual

There are two big tech anniversaries this year.

Most Republicans and Democrats agree that the nation’s $16.7 trillion debt is a problem.

Peace talks in Geneva over the Syrian civil war have come and gone.

Rather than bloodshed, anarchy, or civil war, a shift in power in Kiev could reinvigorate the young democracy.