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- World Cup: Who is an Argentine-born Dutch queen to root for?
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has good reasons to root for both sides in today's Dutch-Argentine World Cup semifinal.
- Another year in Russia for Snowden? Lawyer seeks to extend stay
The former NSA contractor's lawyer tells the Monitor he has filled all the necessary paperwork for his client to continue living in Russia, which gave him sanctuary last year.
- World Cup: No schadenfreude in Deutschland
Germany may have dealt Brazil its worst World Cup defeat ever. But it’s probably the Germans who are most willing to show the Brazilians the most compassion today.
- Why latest US spying allegations in Germany could force Merkel to act
Germans blame Merkel for being soft on the US. If she doesn't take a tougher stance in response to the spy charges, she may face a backlash from an increasingly anti-American public.
- Russia's arms sales boom with Soviet designs
India and China are Russia's main customers in an arms industry that remains shrouded in secrecy. Russia needs to expand its sales to rebuild its own military.
- The controversial legacy of former Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze
The close associate of Mikhail Gorbachev died today. He helped negotiate an end to the cold war and was later forced to step down as president of Georgia.
- With Ukraine rebels on the ropes, some Russians ask: Where is Putin?
Putin's seeming passivity as Ukraine's Army drives back pro-Russian rebels could spark a political backlash at home, warns Russia's leading ultranationalist philosopher.
- Pope Francis meeting with sex abuse victims sends message of zero tolerance
Pope Francis was criticized for waiting too long to meet with victims abused by Catholic priests, but others say holding these meetings on Vatican grounds is a strong statement.
- Bosnia's flood clean-up brings a hazardous wrinkle: land mines
May's deadly floods in Bosnia did more than damage infrastructure. They also shifted land mines, which now pose a very real danger to both residents and recovery teams.
- World Cup: France-Germany rivalry isn't just about the wars
To be sure, the two world wars are a part of France's psyche when it comes to its on-field rivalry with Germany. But memories of a little match from 1982 also plays a role.
- The ExplainerRoyal misstep? Prince Charles meddled in British government affairs
Britons are digesting new revelations that the king-in-waiting lobbied government ministers over policies on education, the environment, and healthcare.
- How Bulgaria fell victim to the tug of war over Ukraine
Under pressure from the West, Bulgaria halted construction of the Russia-backed South Stream gas pipeline – which played a role in the Bulgarian president's decision this weekend to dissolve the government.
- Has Putin reached his limit on his willingness to intervene in Ukraine?
Putin said that he would hold Poroshenko responsible for new bloodshed in the east, but he appears disinclined to become more involved in Ukraine's conflict.
- And now for something (not) completely different: Monty Python bids farewell
The five surviving members of British comedy troupe Monty Python launch a string of 10 farewell shows tonight in London, 45 years after they first hit the comedy scene.
- President Bling-Bling in the clink? French police detain Sarkozy.
The police's questioning of France's former leader – in connection with allegations of influence-peddling – could torpedo Sarkozy's rumored political comeback and undermine his UMP opposition party.
- Russia to the rescue in Iraq? Moscow delivers jet fighters to Baghdad.
The first shipment of ground attack Sukhoi fighters comes after Iraq complained the US wasn't delivering support its needs to fend off Islamic militants.
- Why are white, working class children in Britain falling behind?
Britain's poor white children are getting worse grades than minority students from similar economic backgrounds – leaving them unable to get a foothold in the modern workplace.
- History divides Bosnia once again, this time over World War I centenary
Officials of Bosnia's two regions disagree over how to view the man who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand. One young worker observed that Bosnians have enough current-day problems to worry about without fighting over history.
- From the Monitor archives: Heir to throne of Austria and his wife shot
'What the effects of the tragedy will be, is at present impossible to say,' wrote The Christian Science Monitor in its June 29, 1914, report on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which precipitated World War I.
- Russia: the 'Maleficent' to Ukraine's Sleeping Beauty?
In sharp contrast to the festive mood in Brussels, the Kremlin is warning that today's Ukraine-EU trade deal signing will lead to 'serious consequences' for Kiev.