For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to commenary from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (YEMEN, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 4-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Death toll in Russian missile strike in central Ukraine reaches 18. From AP. KYIV — The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 18, including nine children, and a further 61 people were injured, the regional governor said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 3  Getting the UN involved in Ukraine, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News  This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the possibility of UN participation in an arrangement for peace for the first time.  He floated the idea of the UN providing a temporary . . . READ MORE . . .