For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Trump envoy says officials working ‘very, very hard’ on ending Russia-Ukraine war, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV– U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg said today in Kyiv that officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as a lack of progress fuels doubts . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia-backed head of Donetsk says Moscow must capture canal from Ukraine to solve water crisis, by Pavel Klimov | Reuters  DONETSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine — The head of the Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at water trucks can only be fixed if Russia takes full control of the region, including a vital canal. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate Zaporozhskoye community in Dnepropetrovsk Region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Zaporozhskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drones smash and torch Russia’s main natural gas export facility, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Ukraine’s campaign to cripple Kremlin oil and gas production with relentless drone strikes chalked up another processing plant set ablaze on Sunday, with long-range . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Aug. 24 report from AP.

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Cradle via ScheerPost, PressTV (an Iranian website), and Consortium News; other reports from the Cradle are no longer accessible here — even those included in previous entries on this site are now whited out — but published material from ScheerPost is accessible, and published material from CN will be, by clicking on their names below. (MEDIA 8-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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NEWER  AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, including Mariam Dagga, 33, a freelancer who worked for the Associated Press, according to health officials. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 19  Meta permanently bans the Cradle in latest attack on free speech. From the Cradle / ScheerPost  On Aug. 16, Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta permanently banned The Cradle from its social media platforms for allegedly violating community guidelines by “praising terrorist organizations” and engaging in “incitement to violence.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 18  The Cradle’s Instagram page ‘permanently banned’ over pro-Palestine content. From PressTV. In yet another instance of censorship targeting alternative media outlets, Instagram has blocked the page of The Cradle, a journalist-driven news website covering West Asia. Owned by Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., Instagram claimed . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 20  Note to Consortium News readers: A pause in publishing. From Consortium News. Because of technical issues, Consortium News will undergo a renovation that will prevent us from publishing from today [Wednesday] over the weekend until early next week. We should be back better than ever. Thank you for your patience. Please check back on Monday [Aug. 25].

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For today, links to 10 reports: from the Cradle, Haaretz, Anadolu Ajansi, the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli army warns demolishing Gaza City could take ‘over a year’: report. From the Cradle. The Israeli army has warned the government that implementing Tel Aviv’s order to demolish Gaza City could possibly take “over a year,” Hebrew media reported today. The warnings come after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Haaretz.

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FROM AUG. 23  Gaza famine claims 8 more lives in 24 hours, including 2 children, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi  ANKARA — Eight more Palestinians, including two children, died from malnutrition caused by the Israeli blockade in Gaza over the past 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 281 since the onset of the humanitarian crisis, local sources said on Saturday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 23  Doctors in Gaza say patients’ protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition, by Wafaa Shurafa and Adam Geller | AP  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — One of every 6 children in Gaza under 5 is now affected by accute malnutrition, said a report by the U.S. nonprofit MedGlobal, which warned that all children in Gaza are at risk of starving without intervention. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Aug. 22 report from Reuters.

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Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Residents of the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City said Israeli planes and tanks destroyed buildings and homes there overnight Saturday into today — specifically mentioning the areas of Zeitoun and Shejaia, the nearby Sabra neighbourhood, and . . . READ MORE . . .

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4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling today through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Gaza City is in famine . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli quadcopters harass and attack Gaza City residents, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine — As Israel threatens the reoccupation of Gaza, residents of Gaza City report a rise in Israeli quadcopter harassment and attacks, a tactic many believe is aimed at . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 23  The looming battle for Gaza City. Reported by Jackie Northam and Scott Detrow | NPR  As Israel prepares for another major military offensive in Gaza, a new report says Gaza is in the grip of a full-blown famine. Will Israel accept a ceasefire deal or attack Gaza’s biggest urban hub? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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‘Besiege them, let them die of hunger,’ Israeli far-right ministers order army chief on Gaza operation. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli far-right ministers openly advocated starving Gaza’s population during a Cabinet meeting, sparking a fierce confrontation with military chief Eyal Zamir over Israel’s ongoing war strategy, according to Israeli media reports today, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to a photo selection from AP; other published material is accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 8-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks independence day. From AP. Russia accused Ukraine today of launching drone attacks overnight that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s independence-era voices say Russia’s effort to keep control has lasted decades, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — As Ukraine today marks 34 years since more than 90% of voters in a referendum chose autonomy from the Soviet Union in 1990 . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for photos from AP.

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How Ukraine and Russia will view Trump’s attempts to broker a peace deal. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR speaks with Yaroslav Trofimov of the Wall Street Journal about how President Trump’s attempts to end the war in Ukraine will be viewed in Moscow and Kyiv. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, belatedly,* links to a couple of months-old** articles from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other published material is accessible by clicking on its abreviated name below. (MEDIA 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 24  Establishment media dip into usual bag of tricks to attack Johnson, by Craig McKee | AE911Truth  The mainstream media propaganda machine wasted no time in attacking Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson for his comments supporting a new investigation of 9/11. The attacks demonstrate the last gasps and sputters . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 15  Deconstructing media disinfo tactics against Ron Johnson | AE911Truth  The propaganda attacks on Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson by the mainstream media are relentless, and they follow a familiar pattern. Johnson has been targeted since he told podcaster Benny Johnson that he favored a new investigation of 9/11 that would include . . . READ MORE . . .

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* These are more than three months late.  

** The tardiness of these links and some others in recent months is owing to my inadvertence in adjusting adequately to an unavoidable change in a communication service in early June, and to other failures on my part. My apologies to readers deprived of earlier access through this space, and to authors and producers of material thus delayed.

For today, links to commentary via ScheerPost and Middle East Monitor, and — in between — to five reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Anadolu Ajansi, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 8-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel’s assassination of memory, by Chris Hedges | Original to SheerPost  It will take months to turn Gaza City into a parking lot. I have no doubt Israel will replicate the efficiency of the Nazi SS Gen. Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, who oversaw the obliteration of Warsaw. He spent his final years in a prison cell. May history, at least in terms of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensive, by Mariam Dagga and Samy Magdy | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza today, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s largest city . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 22  Trump calls on Israel to ‘go in fast’ to Gaza City, makes no reference to ceasefire. From Middle East Eye. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to give his backing for Israel’s assault on Gaza City, claiming that it would be “safer” for the captives if Israel attacked the urban centre home to 1 million Palestinians, most of whom were forcibly displaced from other parts of Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 22  What is a famine and who declares one? by Laura Ungar and Jamey Keaten | AP  Famine is now occurring in Gaza City, according to the world’  leading authority on food crises. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification released an analysis . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 22  Israel deliberately depriving Gaza of clean water: Doctors Without Borders, by Necva Taştan Sevinç | Anadolu Ajansi   ISTANBUL — Israel is deliberately depriving Palestinians in Gaza of access to clean water by destroying infrastructure and blocking imports of essential treatment equipment, international medical charity Doctors Without Borders has said. READ MORE . . .

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As the IDF intensifies its operations, healthcare in Gaza is under threat. Reported by Jane Arraf and Scott Simon | NPR  Israeli forces are telling Gaza City doctors to move their clinics south ahead of a massive attack. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

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Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City, by Binoy Kampmark | Middle East Monitor  History shows that famines are, for the most part, engineered. Be it through carelessness, selfishness or . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to eight reports: from Kyiv Post, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Anadolu Ajansi, NBC News, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE 8-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones slam railway nodes in ongoing campaign to disrupt Russian logistics and holidays. From the Kyiv Post. Russian sources confirmed that overnight Ukrainian drones struck two railway infrastructure facilities in southern Russia, in the Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts. READ MORE . . .

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Russia strikes Ukrainian defense industry enterprise, temporary military deployment points. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian armed forces have struck a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports. From the Kyiv Independent. China has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt reported, citing anonymous EU sources. READ MORE . . .

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With no Ukraine peace deal, Trump again threatens Russia sanctions. From Reuters. WASHINGTON / KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia if there is no progress towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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FROM AUG. 22  Trump makes it clear Kiev needs to make deal largely on Russia’s terms — NBC. From Tass. NEW YORK — U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear to Kiev that in order to achieve a truce Ukraine should make a deal largely on Russia’s terms, NBC News reported, citing an anonymous source in the White House. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from NBC News.

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FROM AUG. 22  Lavrov says ‘no meeting planned’ between Putin and Zelensky. From the Moscow Times. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that there are no current plans for a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that such talks were imminent. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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EU, UK, Australian foreign ministers condemn Israel’s new settlement plan, by Daria Sito-Sucic and Ahmed Tolba | Reuters — Foreign ministers from European countries, Australia and Britain today jointly condemned Israel’s plans to construct a settlement east of Jerusalem, which would bisect the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, fragmenting territory Palestinians seek for an independent state. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to eleven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and CBS News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-21-25 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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Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says, by Sam Mednick and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip— The world’s leading authority on food crises said today the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for a second report from AP and reports from NPR, Reuters and the Cradle.

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Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed as Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Metz | AP  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel’s defense minister warned today that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Egypt calls for immediate international intervention in Gaza crisis. From Middle East Monitor. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Cairo is deeply concerned over the Israeli government’s move to press ahead with plans for a large-scale military operation by its army in the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .

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Hamas has one top strategy: end the war and survive. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Abu Bakr Bashir | NPR  TEL AVIV — Nearly two years after launching the surprise attack that sparked the war with Israel, Hamas finds itself up against a wall. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM AUG. 21  Leaked Israeli data shows civilians make up 83 percent of Palestinians killed in Gaza. From the Cradle. Statistics from a classified Israeli military intelligence database show that over 80 percent of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the start of the genocide in Gaza have been civilians. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 21  Eyewitness says American subcontractors at Gaza aid sites fired at Palestinians, by Debora Patta | CBS News  A new eyewitness says American security personnel hired through American subcontractors are among those indiscriminately shooting and killing Palestinian civilians seeking aid at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Aug. 22 report from the Cradle.

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For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during the U.S.-led push for peace, by Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the 3-year-old war. READ MORE . . .

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Russia says agenda ‘not ready at all’ for Putin-Zelenskiy summit, by Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan | Reuters  MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, accusing Zelenskiy of saying “no to everything.” Speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press with . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

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NATO chief Rutte meets with Zelensky in Kyiv, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  President Volodymyr Zelensky said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today visited Ukraine, where they discussed security guarantees, weapons supplies, and future joint steps to strengthen Europe’s security. READ MORE . . .

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