For now, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and the Moscow Times, Tass, and ; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down. YEMEN, WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russia blasts Kyiv with another missile and drone barrage, killing at least 2, by Vasilisa Stepanenko and Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into today, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war, Ukrainian officials said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post, NPR and Reuters.
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Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks, by Matthew Lee | AP KUALA LUMPUR — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 9 The White House pauses and then resumes supplying weapons to Ukraine. Why the change? Reported by Tom Bowman | NPR President Trump indicated that he may send an additional Patriot missile system to help Ukraine defend against the continuing barrage of Russian drones and missiles. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region kills civilian, leaves another injured. From Tass. BELGOROD — The Ukrainian army has carried out a shelling attack on the town of Shebekino in Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region, killing a woman and leaving a man injured, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. READ MORE . . .
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Russian state media turns on Trump after Putin criticism. From the Moscow Times. Russian state media has launched a barrage of criticism against U.S. President Donald Trump after he accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of saying “a lot of bulls***” about the war in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Agentstvo reported Wednesday. READ MORE . . .
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