Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

Efforts to stop black market oil tankers from entering or leaving Venezuela signal that U.S. goals go beyond the narcotics trade to include pressure on the Maduro regime. Also: today’s stories, including how Ukrainians are simultaneously lamenting a corruption scandal among the president’s inner circle, but encouraged by anticorruption institutions; how Senegalese women are picking up the pieces after their husbands leave for Europe; and a look at one essayist’s fondest Christmas memories. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.