Syrians on opposite sides of the battle lines have different views on the normalization of ties between Assad’s government and Syria’s neighbors. Government-held residents hope for economic relief, while those in opposition-held areas feel isolated.

Ukrainian social media in the past few weeks has hyped a potential offensive this spring against Russian forces in the east, implying a push toward annexed Crimea. Past offensives last year implied a push toward the city of Kherson in their buildup, bu…

SVR head Sergey Naryshkin has revealed that Poland recently held military drills aimed against “aggression” from NATO ally Germany
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Pope Francis has granted women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops in the Vatican
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OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed firm behind the groundbreaking ChatGPT generative AI system, announced this week that it would allow users to turn off the chat history feature for its flagship chatbot, in what’s being seen as a partial answer to critic…

Boston Public Schools added 20 electric school buses to its system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving student and community health.

The New York congresswoman said “deplatforming works,” blaming Tucker Carlson for “death threats” to her office
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China is a different country since the government there lifted harsh COVID-19 restrictions, a Monitor correspondent returning to Beijing finds.