Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for this date’s IRAN so far, and for UKRAINE 11-10-26.) — MCM

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Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks conclude with no major breakthrough, by Bassam Hatoum | AP  ABU DHABI — Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, both sides said today as two days of U.S. mediated talks concluded, but they announced no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began . . . Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Report from the Moscow Times is HERE.

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Ukrainian drones kill 2 in western Smolensk region as Baltics and Finland issue air alerts. From the Moscow Times. Two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in western Russia’s Smolensk region, local officials said today, as separate strikes in the northern part of the country reportedly wounded several workers. READ MORE . . .