Links to two reports from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name of initials. (Scroll up for LEBANON, GAZA and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 6-5-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 4  House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia, by Kevin Freking | AP  WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks, by James Jordan and Harriet Morris | AP  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  

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