Thursday, June 5, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

Lee Jae-myung’s victory in South Korea’s presidential election on June 3 fills a leadership void that was hobbling Asia’s fourth-largest economy. It heralds a liberal shift in South Korea’s domestic agenda and efforts by Seoul, a key U.S. ally, to ease tensions with China and North Korea. Also: today’s stories, including how antisemitism in the United States is reaching generational highs; how rhetoric is yielding to diplomacy as Iran and the United States prepare for a sixth round of nuclear talks; and a book review on Shaun Walker’s “The Illegals: Russia’s Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission To Infiltrate the West.” Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.