For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, SYRIA and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  IRAN 4-8-25 is HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 8  Netanyahu-Trump meeting reveals unexpected gaps on key issues, by Tia Godenberg | AP  TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington this week for a hastily organized White House visit bringing a long list of concerns: Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The surging influence of rival Turkey in Syria. And the 18-month war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 8  Iran skeptical over coming U.S. talks, Iranian officials say, by Parisa Hafezi | Reuters  U.S. President Donald Trump has said the talks on Saturday in Oman will be direct, but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday repeated Tehran’s position that they should be indirect, citing . . . READ MORE . . .

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