For today, links to two reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (LEBANON 11-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA, WEST BANK, UKRAINE, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Pope Leo XIV embarks on first foreign trip, visiting Turkey and Lebanon. Reported by Ruth Sherlock and A Martínez | NPR  The Pope visits the Middle East at a sensitive time, as a tenuous ceasefire continues in Gaza after Israel’s devastating offensive there. Meanwhile, Lebanon – the next stop for the pope after Turkey – has also been blighted by war between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for report from AP.

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For today, links to two articles of commentary: via Consortium News and ScheerPost and the Ron Paul Institute via CN; and to six reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE 11-26-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA, WEST BANK, LEBANON, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH 11-26-25 are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 26  What? Peace in our time in Ukraine? by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  There are any number of reasons you may not like, or may even condemn, the 28–point peace plan the Trump regime has drafted to advance toward a settlement of the war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 25  Rubio neo-conned Trump’s peace plan, by Daniel McAdams | Ron Paul Institute / Consortium News  The one lesson Trump 2.0 did not learn from Trump 1.0 is that the personnel is the policy, particularly with a president who appears uninterested in details and disengaged from complex processes. READ MORE . . .

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Russia convicts and hands life sentences to 8 people over attack on a key bridge to Crimea. From AP. A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 26  Russia’s frozen assets are at the center of negotiations over an Ukraine peace deal, by Sam McNeil | AP  BRUSSELS — Money is as central to Europe’s vital support of Ukraine as ammunitionand intelligence. Yet, the bloc’s most viable funding mechanism involves . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 26  Trump defends lead negotiator after leaked phone call appears to show him coaching Russia. Reported by Franco Ordoñez | NPR   The recording appeared to show Steve Witkoff coaching a Russian official on how to better sell Moscow’s terms to end the war with Ukraine to the U.S. president. Click HERE to listen and read.

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A link to a news release from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other published material is accessible by clicking on either of its names in this entry. (9/11 TRUTH 11-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA, WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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The truth you were not told about the Richard Gage transition. From the AE911Truth Board.  Over the last several weeks, AE911Truth made a sincere effort to bring Richard Gage and Gail Gage back into the organization in leadership roles. Many supporters were hopeful . . . READ MORE . . .

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Links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on NPR or Throughline below. (MEDIA 11-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 25  Barred from Gaza for 2 years, international journalist are still fighting for access. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Ailsa Chang | NPR  Israel’s Supreme Court has again pressed the government to explain why, more than two years into the war, it still bars independent journalists from entering Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 25  Roots of internet infrastructure are under the ocean — and date to the mid-1800s. Reported by Ramtin Arablouei | Throughline / NPR  Throughline’s Ramtin Arablouei speaks with Bill Burns and Cyrus Field IV on the makings of the first transatlantic cable. Click HERE to listen and read. 

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For today, one link: to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 11-25-25  is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA and UKRAINE entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 25  Barred from Gaza for 2 years, international journalist are still fighting for access. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Ailsa Chang | NPR  Israel’s Supreme Court has again pressed the government to explain why, more than two years into the war, it still bars independent journalists from entering Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 11-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA and GAZA entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Kremlin confirms that U.S. envoy will visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum, by Illia Novikov and Sam NcNeil | AP  A senior Kremlin official confirmed today that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts pick up speed to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for related Nov. 26 report from AP.

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Ukraine’s Naftogaz looks to U.S. lenders and natural gas to close energy deficit, by Isobel Koshiw, Samya Kullab, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  Russia has targeted Ukrainian gas extraction this year in a bid to hurt morale and force Ukraine to import large quantities of gas at market prices which it can ill afford. Without the attacks, Ukraine would  . . . READ MORE . . .

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Two village losses highlight strain on Ukraine’s eastern defenses, by Jared Goyette | The Kyiv Independent  Russian forces have completed the capture of two villages, Promin in Donetsk Oblast, and Vysoke in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian analytical and mapping group DeepState reported today. Both villages sit on two of the most active and contested sectors of the front line, and their loss . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 25  The U.S. plan for Ukraine-Russia peace is shifting. Here’s where things stood yesterday. Reported by Michele Kelemen and Ailsa Chang | NPR  The Trump administration hailed “progress” in peace talks for Ukraine after an initial proposal was changed to address European and Ukrainian objections. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Ukrainians on any acceptable compromises in any peace deal, by Bohdan Nahaylo, Leo Chiu and Sergii Kostezh | Kyiv Post  Most believe compromises are inevitable. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 11-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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NEWER  Trump’s peace plan ignites diplomatic flurry, but major hurdles lie ahead, by Jill Lawless and Sam McNeil | AP  LONDON — The Russia-Ukraine conflict has seen almost four years of failed peace plans, blueprints and high-level summits. A new U.S. push to end the fighting has set off the latest flurry of diplomacy, with American, European, Russian and Ukrainian officials all trying to shape the outcome of Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine also taking part in secret Abu Dhabi talks with U.S. and Russia – Axios, by Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post  A Ukrainian delegation is reportedly taking part in ongoing, low-profile negotiations in Abu Dhabi, where US and Russian officials have been holding high-level discussions, Axios reported today, citing sources. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine agrees to terms of U.S. peace plan – ABC News. From the Moscow Times. Ukraine has agreed with the United States on the terms of a potential deal to end the war, ABC News reported today, citing an unnamed U.S. official who said only “minor details” remain before the plan can be formally presented. READ MORE . . .

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Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue, by Isobel Koshiw and Konstantin Toropin | AP  KYIV — Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. Authorities said a Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE to listen to NPR report and, later, read it.

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Big Ukraine drone+missile strike operation torches Russian ‘AWACs,’ oil refineries, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  According to a Ukrainian General Staff statement this morning, an ambitious, complex strike operation overnight simultaneously hammered targets hundreds of kilometers apart when dozens of Ukrainian drones and missiles hit and damaged a Russian military airfield, a bomber repair plant, a kamikaze drone factory, a high-tech air defense unit and a pair of oil refineries. READ MORE . . .

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The European Union votes to deepen defense industry ties with Ukraine, by Sam McNeill | AP  BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers voted today to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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What Russia wants from the peace deal with Ukraine. Michel Martin of NPR asks Russia-U.S. relations expert Julia Ioffe what Russia is seeking from a peace deal with Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 24  Peace talks in Geneva to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have ended. What’s next? Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and Juana Summers  | NPR  Ukrainians feel relief after Geneva talks helped soften the U.S.-proposed peace deal seen as siding with Russia. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, belatedly, links to three reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (LEBANON 11-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Pope’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-ridden Lebanon, by Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell | AP  BEIRUT —The visit to Lebanon by Pope Leo XIV set to begin on Sunday comes as part of his first official foreign trip and as the fulfillment of a promise made by his predecessor, Pope Francis, to visit the Muslim-majority country where about a third of the population is Christian. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 24  Thousands mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike, by Fadi Tawil | AP  BEIRUT — Thousands of people on Monday attended the funeral organized by the militant Hezbollah group for its top military commander. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 24  Israel assassinates a Hezbollah commander, by Jane Arraf | NPR  Hezbollah is vowing a response after Israel killed its No. 2 commander in a Beirut neighborhood — an assassination the group calls a “red line.” Click HERE to listen and, later, read

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NOTE: The adding of items for today’s entries has been delayed, so a more extensive set has taken extra time. If you have returned: Thank you.

For today, one link: to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 11-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Winter rains in Gaza bring new misery for Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Megan Janetsky | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Children and families in Gaza scooped muddy water from their tents on Tuesday, trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years of war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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