NOTE:  Please see a note about access, following the links below.

For today, links to reports from the Cradle and Agence France-Presse; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 8-7-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli raids hit east Lebanon ahead of first anniversary of Nasrallah assassination. From the Cradle. The Israeli army carried out several airstrikes on east Lebanon this morning, a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 9  Blast at Hezbollah site in Lebanon kills 6 soldiers. From AFP.  BEIRUT — Lebanon’s army said a blast at a weapons depot near the Israeli border today killed six soldiers as a military source said troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility. READ MORE . . .

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NOTE: Some visitors to this website are seeing this page for the first time at about 1 p.m. EDT or later. Entries and additions to entries I posted yesterday evening and this morning were apparently not accessible to people visiting after that, until this afternoon. Visitors who wish to read material posted here — mostly links to reporting and commentary from elsewhere — may wish to visit again soon. (Some unwanted delays are caused by increased computer irregularities, others by factors unknown to me.) Thanks for your interest. And please keep trying to check in. — MCM

For today, links to four reports: from Kyiv Post, Tass, the Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse; others or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (LEBANON 8-7-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and LEBANON entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukraine strikes Afipsky refinery again as Syrsky declares ‘fuel crisis’ in Russia, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian drones have struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight on Friday, once again targeting one of Moscow’s key fuel suppliers. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces liberate four settlements in special op zone over week – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian servicemen liberated four settlements in the special military operation zone, including Yunakovka in the Sumy Region, over the week, the Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s front line grows bigger as Russia shifts tactics, top commander says, by Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — The front line on the battlefield in Ukraine has grown in length to nearly 1,250 kilometers (800 miles), stretching Kyiv’s defenses, while Russian forces employ a new tactic of sending swarms of small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian lines, Ukraine’s top military commander says. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AFP.

For today, links to five reports: from Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, Reuters, Politico, and Antiwar.com, and to complete audio and at least some working video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News. others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, UKRAINE, IRAN, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli forces kill 43 Palestinians since dawn. From Middle East Eye. Israeli forces have killed at least 43 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn today, Al Jazeera Arabic reported, quoting medical sources. At least four were aid seekers in the south of the enclave. The latest deadly assaults . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 24  Trump promises Arab, Muslim leaders he won’t let Israel annex the West Bank, by Felicia Schwartz, Eli Stokols, Nicholas Vinocur and Hans von der Burchard | Politico  UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump promised Arab and Muslim leaders during a meeting Tuesday that he would not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank, according to six people familiar with the discussion. READ MORE . . .

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At least 17 killed in Gaza Strip as leaders ramp up pressure for a ceasefire, by Wafaa Shurafa, David Rising and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 17 people werekilled today in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM SEPT. 24  Trump promises Arab, Muslim leaders he won’t let Israel annex the West Bank, by Felicia Schwartz, Eli Stokols, Nicholas Vinocur and Hans von der Burchard | Politico  UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump promised Arab and Muslim leaders during a meeting Tuesday that he would not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank, according to six people familiar with the discussion. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video, or at least audio.

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For now, links to a report from Politico, to commentary from Mondoweiss via ScheerPost, and to complete audio and at least some working video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News. others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 9-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 24  Trump promises Arab, Muslim leaders he won’t let Israel annex the West Bank, by Felicia Schwartz, Eli Stokols, Nicholas Vinocur and Hans von der Burchard | Politico  UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump promised Arab and Muslim leaders during a meeting Tuesday that he would not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank, according to six people familiar with the discussion. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Israel is trying to collapse the Palestinian Authority. The first step is destroying the Palestinian economy, by Qassam Muaddi and Mondoweiss Palestine bureau | Mondoweiss / ScheerPost  Following the wave of global recognitions of the State of Palestine from key Western and European nations, Israel has stepped up its plans to render these gestures moot by implementing measures meant to cripple and delegitimize the Palestinian Authority. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video, or at least audio.

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For today, links to four reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Antiwar.com, and to complete audio and at least some working video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News. others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Ukraine says Russia’s war will spread unless they’re forced into ceasefire. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and A Martínez | NPR  Ukraine warns that Russia’s war will spread unless the Kremlin is forced into a durable ceasefire. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Former Ukrainian ambassador talks about Trump’s perceived pivot on Ukraine-Russia war. Reported by Steve Inskeep | NPR  William Taylor, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, talks about President Trump saying the country could win back land taken by Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 24  Ukraine’s president says the world is in ‘the most destructive arms race in human history,’ by Edith M. Lederer | AP  UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told global leaders Wednesday that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history” and urged the international community to act against Russia now, asserting that Vladimir Putin wants to expand his war in Europe. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Trump claims Ukraine can retake all territory captured by Russia, may be able to ‘go further,’ by Dave DeCamp | Antiwar.com / ScheerPost  “After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia,” Presdent Donald Trump said in a long post on Truth Social, “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video.

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For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to complete audio and at least some video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News. (IRAN 8-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 24  Iran’s president blasts U.S., Israeli attacks for dealing ‘grievous blow’ to peace as sanctions loom, by Farnoush Amiri and Jon Gambrell | AP  UNITED NATIONS — Addressing the world’s leaders, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday blamed the United States and Israeli attacks for “dealing a grievous blow” to peace negotiations as Tehran braces for the reinstatement of sanctions in the next week, barring a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video, or at least audio.

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For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to complete audio and at least some video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 8-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 24  For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president speaks at the UN, by Jennifer Peltz and Bassem Mroue | AP  UNITED NATIONS — Syrian President told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that the country “is reclaiming itsrightful place among the nations of the world.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video, or at least audio.

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A link to a video from Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other published material is accessible by clicking on its abbreviated name below. (9/11 TRUTH 9-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Watch: ‘Dawn of the Truth!’ From AE911Truth. Twelve days after recording the program live on Sept. 13, Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth today emailed out the links to this video recording of it. Hosted by Andy Steele and Craig McKee, it features guests Jimmy Dore, James Corbett, Richard Gage, Aldo Marquis, Alex Stein, Raul Angulo, Daniele Ganser, Ian Crossland, and Kristen Gasparini. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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For today, links to reports from Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press, and to articles of commentary from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza City as Trump talks peace, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  Israeli forces pushed towards the heart of Gaza City today, placing at risk the lives of Palestinians who had stayed put inhopes that growing pressure on Israel for a ceasefire would mean they would not lose their homes. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says, by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters  GENEVA — The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank, a United Nations commission said in a report on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Israel’s attacks on Gaza City create new mass graves at a hospital. Reported by Anas Baba | NPR  Gaza City residents say Western countries’ recognition of a Palestinian state has no bearing on their current reality. A hospital courtyard has become a graveyard as Israel’s offensive intensifies. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 23  More experts see genocide in Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza, by Mike Corder and Molly Quell | AP  THE HAGUE — A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a UN body, have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies. READ MORE . . .

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As Israel wages war on the whole region, the Arabs are finally turning, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  Nearly two years of war have seen parts of Lebanon as well as Gaza devastated, southern Syria occupied, and Israeli warplanes have killed Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, Yemen’s prime minister, and knocked out Iran’s top military leadership. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s UN speech, Palestine and the futility of Western recognition, by Ronny P Sasmita | Middle East Monitor  When the loudest and most powerful voice in the room mocks the institutions meant to enforce international law, recognition becomes little more than symbolism. 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. (WEST BANK 9-23-25 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 SEPT. 23  Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says, by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters  GENEVA — The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank, a United Nations commission said in a report on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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