The U.S. World Cup team gave Americans a sense of shared possibility. But after a red card controversy and Monday’s defeat to ...

For Africans trying to reach Europe, the island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea is often their first glimpse of a new world. Though tiny, it stands for a grand idea – a mindset that the answer ...

The Supreme Court’s latest term featured landmark cases on presidential authority. While the high court deepened the ...

Before the U.S.-Israeli war, the Iranian regime appeared to face an existential threat stemming from its violent repression ...

Some World Cup fans are building community by meeting up for gatherings where they trade stickers of tournament players, ...

An emerging model of locally rooted nonprofit news outlets is helping meet Americans’ desire for information that’s reliable ...

As European mainlanders fiercely debate migration, residents of the island of Lampedusa view providing a safe harbor to ...

The Wreck of the Mentor” follows the strange story of a shipwrecked crew on a South Pacific island, and the mixed response ...

If war breaks out in Europe, the resilience of civilian hubs – such as ports – might be as critical as the size of armies.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte has spent much of his tenure trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s ...

A battle is brewing in Texas over a Muslim housing development. Republican critics in the state say it creates a “no-go zone, ...