Links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-16-26.) — MCM
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says, by Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
Links to five reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK and ALL OF IT so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-16-26.) — MCM
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Zelenskyy’s challenges. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Scott Simon | NPR Kakissis, NPR’s correspondent in Ukraine, reflects on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tough week and her interview with him about his relationship with Trump, Washington’s dealings with Russia, and the future of his leadership. Click HERE to listen and read. Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Associated Press and Reuters.
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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents. From Reuters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said today that Russian occupying forces were turning the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a “death trap” gripped by starvation, and urged international organisations to help evacuate its residents. READ MORE . . .
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A link to an advisory from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 10-13-26.) — MCM
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ADVISORY Watch: The World This Week — ‘Trump v. Zelensky.’ Joe Lauria, editor-in chief of CN, will talk with former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter at around 9 a.m. EDT tomorrow (Sunday) about some of this week’s events including, from CN, “Trump tells Ukraine stop hitting Russia; says Zelensky must go; exempts Russia from sanctions; orders Musk to stop aiding Ukraine. Yemen roars, Saudis recoil.” Click HERE at 9 Sunday morning EDT to livestream discussion of probably two hours, and later for video.
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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE so far, and for WEST BANK 10-9-26.) — MCM
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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 10-15-26.) — MCM
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Links to three articles of reporting and analysis from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks. From Reuters. LONDON — A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. READ A BIT MORE.
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Iran’s precision strikes have picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting U.S. war plans, by M.B. Bell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang | Reuters LONDON — Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the [Persian] Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures and economic damage region-wide in a deft campaign that helps explain how the Islamic Republic has held its own against the more powerful U.S. military. READ MORE . . .
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Oil’s long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end, by Ron Bousso | Reuters Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a long-term bearish trend. But traders now . . . READ MORE . . .
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Links to two reports from the Associated Press and to analysis from Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for YEMEN 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Houthis deny responsibility for new attack on holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news. From AP. The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said today it has thwarted a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina as well as another attack in the eastern part of the kingdom. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same Areport in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters — DUBAI — The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen. READ MORE . . .
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First, belatedly, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN and YEMEN so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Links to two reports: from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and YEMEN, and for IRAN 10-12-26.) — MCM
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IRGC says massive container ship sinks after hitting mine near Hormuz. From the Cradle. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced today that a container ship carrying more than 2,500 containers sank south of the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine while attempting to transit through an “unauthorized” route in the strait. Click HERE for report with brief video. Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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Links to five reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-13-26.) — MCM
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Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data center after Yandex attacks. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drones targeted a major data center under construction for Russian state lender Sberbank in the Saratov region overnight, First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin said today, as attacks on Moscow disrupted more than 500 flights. READ MORE,
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Zelenskyy talks Trump, rising diesel prices and the ongoing war in his country. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Michel Martin | NPR In an NPR interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses tensions with Trump, U.S. sanctions relief for Russian oil and threats to intelligence-sharing as the war continues. Zelenskyy talks Trump, rising diesel prices and the ongoing war in his country. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for second NPR report.
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