For now, links to 14 reports: from Reuters, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and Middle East Monitor, and to three articles of commentary: Common Dreams via ScheerPost, from Middle East Eye, and from Jonathan-Cook.net via Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   LEBANON and MEDIA entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Gazans stream towards wrecked homes as Israeli forces pull back under ceasefire, by Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  JERUSALEM / CAIRO — Thousands of displaced Palestinians streamed back towards their abandoned homes today after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect. A massive column of displaced Gazans filed north through the dust towards Gaza City. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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Israeli forces begin pullback in Gaza after government agrees to ceasefire plan. Reported by Aya Batrawy and A Martínez | NPR  After the Israeli government approved the first stage of President Trump’s ceasefire plan, Israeli forces in Gaza began pulling back to agreed positions Friday. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for report from the Cradle. 

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Hundreds of U.S. troops headed to Israel to ‘monitor’ Gaza ceasefire.  From the Cradle.  The U.S. will deploy up to 200 troops to Israel as part of a multinational task force to monitor the ceasefire with Hamas and coordinate humanitarian aid deliveries in Gaza, U.S. officials announced today. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza today, the Israeli military said, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners. A brief statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office early today said . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE to read AP report in Spanish, and HERE for AP updates in English.

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EU Parliament chief calls for Gaza ceasefire to be ‘respected, thoroughly implemented.’ From Middle East Monitor.  “This is a moment for peace and renewal in the Middle East,” European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said today at the Riga Conference in Latvia. “It opens a path that could finally end the intergenerational cycle of violence, of suffering and terror that . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump to travel to Middle East as Israel and Hamas prepare for hostage exchange. Reported by Deepa Shivaram and A Martínez | NPR  President Trump is planning to travel to the Middle East this weekend as Israel and Hamas prepare for a hostage and prisoner exchange as outlined in the ceasefire deal. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Can U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas deliver lasting peace? Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with veteran hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and President Trump’s involvement in the agreement.  Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 9  No evacuation for Palestinian gangs collaborating with Israel in Gaza. From the Cradle. Palestinian collaborator with Israel and Wall Street Journal columnist Yasser Abu Shabab and his “Popular Forces” will stay in Gaza following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to a report by Israel Hayom on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 9  Israeli Cabinet approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas, by Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa | AP  CAIRO — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution. Uncertainty remains . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE to read AP report in Spanish, and HERE for AP updates.

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FROM OCT. 9  After 2 years of brutal fighting, the Israel-Hamas war may be over. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR  A ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war could formally take effect today, and Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners could start going home as soon as this weekend. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 9  Hope and skepticism in Israel and Gaza. Daniel Estrin of NPR reflects on two years and two days of war, and the mixed feelings of hope and skepticism now in Israel and Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 9  Doctors Without Borders official in Gaza speaks ahead of possible ceasefire. Reported by Ailsa Chang, Michael Levitt and Patrick Jarenwattananon | NPR  Chang speaks with Jacob Granger, emergency coordinator in Gaza for Doctors Without Borders, about the current humanitarian situation in Gaza amid news of a ceasefire agreement. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Beware Trump’s ceasefire deal absent meaningful UN action to halt Israel’s genocide, by Nicolas J. S. Davies / Common Dreams / ScheerPost  As President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at the UN General Assembly for concrete, coordinated UN-led measures to force Israel to end its criminal genocide in Gaza and the illegal occupation of Palestine. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 9  In destroying Gaza, Israel has destroyed its own image as a moral enterprise, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  This has been the longest, bloodiest and most destructive war fought by Israel against the Palestinians in the history of this conflict. It will end in theatrics, largely orchestrated by U.S. President Donald Trump, who . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 9  I grieve, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net / Consortium News  Members of the Jewish community have been grieving for three days now over the killing of two innocent people in last week’s attack on a Manchester synagogue. READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name  below. (LEBANON 10-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 9  Dozens arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of collaborating with Israel. From the Cradle. Lebanese authorities in the past months have detained 32 people accused of collaborating with Israel and providing intelligence used in strikes against Hezbollah, a judicial official told AFP on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to two reports: from the Associated Press and the Grayzone; to an interview from Democracy Now! via ScheerPost; and to articles of commentary from AP and the Guardian. (MEDIA 10- -25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and LEBANON entry for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 6  Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website, by David Bauder | AP  NEW YORK — Paramount said Monday it has bought the news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, saying it believes the country longs for news that is balanced and fact-based. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 9  Bari Weiss to head CBS News as billionaire Ellison family expands media empire. Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now!  talk with  David Klion, a columnist for the Nation and a contributing editor of Jewish Currents. Click HERE to watch and listen, and for transcript.

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FROM OCT. 6   New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans, by Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal | The Grayzone  The new owner of Paramount, David Ellison, participated in an Israeli government-led plot to surveil and suppress pro-Palestine activists in the U.S., leaked emails show. The scheme sought out American faces to fund surveillance firms run by Israeli intelligence veterans . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 8  In CBS role, Bari Weiss goes from critic of mainstream news to one of its gatekeepers, by Matt Sedensky | AP  NEW YORK — Bari Weiss has made a name for herself as an unflinching critic of mainstream news outlets. Now, she’s set to run one. The announcement this week of Weiss as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 10  Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go? by David Klion | The Guardian  In August, federal regulators approved the long-anticipated merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, positioning David Ellison . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, Anadolu Ajansi, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, and to commentary from Caitin’s Newsletter via Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza, by Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa | AP  CAIRO — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief today but also caution. Uncertainty remains about . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish.

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Israel and Hamas reach agreement on first step toward Gaza ceasefire. Reported by Aya Batrawy, Daniel Estrin and Leila Fadel | NPR  Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of a Gaza ceasefire deal, raising the possibility that the war may now be over. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for report from the Cradle.

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Israel bombards Gaza City and Khan Younis after ceasefire deal announced. From Middle East Eye. Israeli attacks have continued in the Gaza Strip despite an announcement by mediators today that a ceasefire had been reached to end the two-year war on the Palestinian enclave. READ MORE . . .

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Uncertainty reigns over Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu’s office says deal to start after government approval, by Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today a Gaza ceasefire deal will take effect tonight after approval by his government amid ambiguity about the start of the ceasefire. However, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN and Egypt’s state-run Al Qahera News channel reported . . . READ MORE . . .

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Erdogan says Turkey to join ‘task force’ to monitor Gaza deal. From AFP. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said that Turkey “hopefully” would participate in a “task force” to oversee the implementation of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 8  Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says, by Samy Magdy | AP  WASHINGTON  — Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for AP report in Spanish.

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Israel-Hamas deal may include return of hostages, bringing hope to grieving families. Reported by A Martínez | NPR  The deal between Israel and Hamas also calls for the release of some hostages and prisoners — living and dead — from both sides. NPR speaks to the cousin of a man whose remains are in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Celebrations erupt in Gaza and Israel at news of deal to end two-year war, by Rami Amichay and Andreea Popescu | Reuters  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza / TEL AVIV  Palestinians and the families of Israeli hostages broke into wild celebrations today after news of a pact between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza and return home all the Israeli hostages, both living and dead. In Gaza . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Oct. 7 explained, by Caitlin Johnstone | Caitlin’s Newsletter / Consortium News Look at what happened before Oct. 7. Look at everything that’s happened since Oct. 7. Israel supporters don’t want . . . READ MORE . . . 

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First, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (LEBANON 10-3-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 8  At the Lebanon-Syria border, where Israel has continued attacks despite ceasefire. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  A visit to villages along the Lebanese-Syrian border where Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire last year. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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First, links to six reports: from Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press; Reuters, and Anadolu Ajansi; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Russian drone strike sets Odesa port ablaze, leaves 30,000 without power as Moscow ramps up energy attacks, by Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post  Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region overnight, setting fires and cutting power to tens of thousands of people, as Moscow renewed its campaign to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drone attack sparks fires at energy sites in Volgograd region. From the Moscow Times. Fires broke out at energy sites in the southern Volgograd region overnight, following what officials described as a “large-scale” Ukrainian drone attack. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Kiev loses 1,450 troops along engagement line in past day — Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,450 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released today by Russia’s Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine inflicts frontline losses on Russian troops in Donetsk region. From Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces were inflicting heavy losses in a counteroffensive in eastern Donetsk region, the main theatre of the more than 3-1/2 years of war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian delegation to visit U.S. ‘at beginning of next week,‘ by Burc Eruygur | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today a delegation from his country will visit the U.S. “at the beginning of next week,” led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. READ MORE . . .

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Links to the two final episodes of “The 9/11 Files,” from the Tucker Carlson Network via Rumble; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (9/11 TRUTH 10-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE or scroll up.) — MCM

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The 9/11 Files: From coverup to conspiracy — Episode 4. From TCN, narrated by Tucker Carlson. From the mysterious collapse of Tower 7 to reports of explosive residue in the rubble, the official 9/11 story leaves more questions than answers. Why did some reporters announce attacks before they happened? How did foreign governments know more than U.S. intelligence? Who profited from airline stock trades right before the attacks? Click HERE to watch and listen.

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The 9/11 Files: From tragedy to tyranny — Episode 5. From TCN, narrated by Tucker Carlson. Kristen Breitweiser—a 9/11 widow turned activist—and John Kiriakou—the CIA whistleblower who exposed the government’s secret torture program—reveal how the 9/11 Commission helped Bush win re-election, expanded government spying, and gave the CIA cover for brutal torture—all while officials cashed in and the public paid the price. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Monitor, and to a brief from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Hamas and Israel enter a third day of Gaza peace talks with top Trump envoy expected to join, by Samy Magdy | AP  CAIRO — Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort today, with more senior officials from the United States, Israel and mediating countries expected to join — a sign negotiators aim to tackle the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza. Hamas says it is seeking . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for report from Reuters.

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Hamas official warns of Netanyahu’s attempts to undermine Gaza ceasefire deal. From Middle East Monitor. Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum warned Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to obstruct the latest round of ceasefire negotiations, just as . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 7  U.S. military aid and arms transfers to Israel, from October 2023 to September 2025, by William D. Hartung | Quincy Institute  The United States has provided at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. However, under both the Biden and Trump administrations, an additional tens of billions of dollars in arms sales agreements have been committed for weapons and services that will be paid for in the years to come. READ MORE . . .

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For now, link to reports from the Cradle, Middle East Eye and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel thwarts Iranian attempt to smuggle ‘advanced weapons’ into West Bank: statement. From the Cradle. Israel’s Shin Bet security agency today announced that it thwarted an Iranian attempt to smuggle large quantities of “advanced weapons” for the resistance in the occupied West Bank. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli forces close Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron due to Jewish holiday, says report. From Middle East Eye.  Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, to Palestinians today until Thursday evening, according to Palestinian media. READ MORE . . .

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Israel cites security, but Palestinians say West Bank gates disrupt daily life. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  In the last two years Israel has erected hundreds of gates to restrict the movement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, making daily life more difficult for residents there. Click HERE for to listen and, later, read.

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For now, links to reports from the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, Tass, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Ukrainian rocket attack on Belgorod fitness center kills 3. From the Moscow Times. Three people were killed in a Ukrainian rocket strike on the southwestern Belgorod region, authorities said early today, the second deadly attack on the border region this week. READ MORE . . .

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Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant as winter approaches, officials say, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia seriously damaged one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants in an overnight attack, authorities said today, as Moscow pursued its campaign to deny Ukrainians heat, light and running water as winter approaches. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate Novogrigorovka in Zaporozhye Region over past day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the settlement of Novogrigorovka in the Zaporozhye Region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Russian authorities erase massive-fuel-tank-farm, visible-from-space fire from Crimea news, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Kamikaze drones hit and set ablaze a major fuel storage site in the Russian-occupied Crimea peninsula in one of Ukraine’s most punishing air attacks against energy infrastructure of the entire war. But for Kremlin-controlled media, it’s been a nothing burger story not worth attention. READ MORE . . .

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