For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and an ELECTION entry and a MEDIA entry are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 13  U.S. says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office. From AP. BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, after Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kyiv. READ MORE . . .

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Russia open to any Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them, envoy says. | Reuters GENEVA — Russia is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, but any talks need to be based on the realities of Russian advances, Moscow’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva told reporters today READ MORE . . .