| For women senators, court nomination touches a very personal issue Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:15 PM PDT ![For women senators, court nomination touches a very personal issue]( "For women senators, court nomination touches a very personal issue") In the 1960s, Sen. Dianne Feinstein was a member of a California board that set sentences of six months to 10 years for doctors performing abortions, which were illegal at the time. "I saw some pretty horrendous things in my day, someone killing themselves because they didn't want to tell their parents [they were pregnant], and that made a deep dent on me," Senator Feinstein says. For women of the Senate like Feinstein, now the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a moment where the personal and political intersect, often in deeply meaningful ways.
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| Mexico as a haven for asylum seekers Posted: 11 Jul 2018 01:35 PM PDT ![Mexico as a haven for asylum seekers]( "Mexico as a haven for asylum seekers") Because of its strong appeal as a haven, the United States received more asylum requests than any other developed nation last year. In fact, the number jumped 26 percent to 330,000 from the year before, with about half coming from three Central American countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras). Many are encouraged by the fact that the US is in talks with Mexico to assist that country – and its incoming, migrant-friendly president – in becoming an appealing refuge itself for those fleeing violence or repression in Central America.
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| Syrian civil war, on Israel's doorstep, brings swirl of changing attitudes Posted: 11 Jul 2018 12:28 PM PDT ![Syrian civil war, on Israel's doorstep, brings swirl of changing attitudes]( "Syrian civil war, on Israel's doorstep, brings swirl of changing attitudes") About half a mile from Israeli-held territory, in a Syrian village on the edge of a yellowed valley, a smattering of tents can be seen, some pitched in a grove of trees, others spilling out from the yards of box-shaped houses. Living in them are Syrians who fled a punishing military assault by their own government as it tries to quash an anti-regime rebellion – now in its eighth year – once and for all. The presence of these internally displaced Syrians, under the gaze of Israeli army watchtowers and bases, is both visually striking and an indication of an at least temporary change in attitude among Syrians.
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| After years of unrest, Ethiopia enters new era of openness Posted: 11 Jul 2018 11:41 AM PDT ![After years of unrest, Ethiopia enters new era of openness]( "After years of unrest, Ethiopia enters new era of openness") In fact, Ethiopia and Eritrea have spent the last two decades more like bitter enemies, ever since a border dispute in the late 1990s turned into a brutal war that killed nearly 100,000 people, according to some estimates. Recommended: The Monitor's View Is love a winning message for Ethiopia?
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