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Ukraine, 11-10-26

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Links to four reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the Cradle; others are acccessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, IRAN, GAZA and ALL OF IT, and down for UKRAINE 11-9-26.) — MCM

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Russia and Ukraine hold talks in Abu Dhabi with U.S. mediation, by Bassam Hatoum | AP  ABU DHABI — Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened today in the United Arab Emirates, as Washington made another push to end the war that followed . . . Report with video and photos is HERE. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. A second AP report is HERE. Click HERE and HERE for reports from NPR and the Cradle. 

All of it, 11-10-26

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s WEST BANK, IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 11-9-26.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 9  Turkey hosts world climate summit, but some critics call it ‘greenwashing.’ Reported by Thousands of diplomats, executives and leaders are gathering in Turkey for a global climate summit. In recent years, Turkey has moved to be more eco-conscious, but some say that hasn’t been enough. Click HERE to listen and read.

Gaza, 11-9-26

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for this date’s UKRAINE, YEMEN, AI and ALL OF IT, and for GAZA 11-8-26.) — MCM

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Winter floods displace 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid dire humanitarian conditions. From the Cradle. Winter floods in the besieged Gaza Strip have displaced at least 100,000 Palestinian civilians, Oxfam’s Gaza representative said today – as the Israeli siege continues to prevent essential aid and supplies from entering the enclave. Click HERE for report with photo.  

Ukraine, 11-9-26

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Links to reports from the Associated Press; and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, YEMEN, AI and ALL OF IT, and down for UKRAINE 11-8-26.) — MCM

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Russia strikes Ukraine power grid as Kyiv hits an oil refinery, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — Russia battered Ukraine’s power grid again and Ukrainian forces hit another of Russia’s biggest oil refineries, officials said today, hours before delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were due to meet for new U.S.-brokered talks on how to end the fighting. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

 

Yemen, 11-9-26

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Links to reports from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, UKRAINE, AI and ALL OF IT, and down for YEMEN 11-8-26.) — MCM

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Houthi rebels say at least 44 killed in airstrike near Yemen’s capital, and other Mideast news. From AP. The death toll from airstrikes near Yemen’s capital has increased to 44, most of them women and children, health authorities from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said overnight. Separately, Iran’s foreign ministry today dismissed comments by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iranian demands for ending the war have been “ridiculous.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others, and HERE for more AP Mideast news. 

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Yemen strikes Riyadh financial district in retaliation for Saudi massacres of dozens of civilians. From the Cradle. The Yemeni Armed Forces announced a series of missile and drone strikes on Riyadh’s financial district on Sunday, as well as several other military operations targeting Saudi Arabia and its allies inside Yemen. Click HERE for report with photo.

AI, 11-9-26

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First, a link to a report from openDemocracy via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s UKRAINE, YEMEN and ALL OF IT.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 6  Google whistleblower on AI, Gaza and breaking NDA, by Evie Breese | openDemocracy / Informed Comment  Project Nimbus is a $1.2bn deal that Google and Amazon Web Services signed with Israel to build data centres in the country and provide public entities with cloud-based data storage in 2021. The contract stipulated . . . READ MORE . . .

All of it, 11-9-26

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First, two commentaries by the same author from the Floutist and Consortium News, and to a video from the Chris Hedges Report via ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for this date’s GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN and AI, and down for ALL OF IT 11-8-26.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 8  Onward, rightward, by Patrick Lawrence | The Floutist  This is an important passage in America’s political story. Corporate media invite us to exhale deeply, understand the Democrats’ victory as a groundswell of good old American liberalism, and look forward . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  Zionist hide and seek, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Thirteen days before the midterm elections, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee made an announcement I found telling for its timing. It stated publicly . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  Nader: Democrats will squander their victory unless voters fight their corporate masters. Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges Report talks with Ralph Nader with a focus on the Democrats in Congress beginning in January 2027. From an introduction by Joshua Schneer of SchneerPost: “The ballots have been counted. The danger now is that Democrats will mistake a repudiation of Donald Trump for permission to . . .” Click HERE for video of talk and a print intro by Schneer.

Gaza, 11-8-26

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A report from Truthout via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for this date’s UKRAINE, YEMEN and ALL OF IT, and for GAZA 11-1-26.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 6  Survivors recount Israeli strike on university in Gaza, by Ohood Nassar | Truthout / Informed Comment  At 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2026, an Israeli missile struck the courtyard in front of the female students’ lecture hall at Gaza’s Islamic University. Baraa Abu Hujeir, a 22-year-old English language student, was attending a linguistics lecture inside. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 11-8-26

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Links to a report from the Associated Press and to commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, YEMEN and ALL OF IT, and down for UKRAINE 11-6-26.) — MCM

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Russia targets emergency crews at the site of a deadly strike in southern Ukraine, by Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP  ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck emergency workers on rescue missions in southern Ukraine today, hitting a former school and nearby shelter that had been earlier blasted by multiple Russian guided bombs as residents waited for humanitarian aid, authorities said. No one was injured . . . Click HERE for report with photos.  Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 2  There is cautious optimism about ending the Ukraine War – Part 2, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The famous line of Irish poet W.B. Yeats from the poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” comes to mind: “And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow . . . .” Yeats was expressing . . . READ MORE . . .

Yemen, 11-8-26

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A report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for YEMEN 11-6-26.) — MCM

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Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news. From AP. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted incoming missiles targeting the kingdom’s capital and other regions today, with falling debris damaging a building belonging to the state-owned oil giant Aramco in Riyadh’s financial district. Meanwhile . . . Click HERE for report with photos.  Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.