For now, links to reports from Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 9-17-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Gaza hit by telecoms blackout as Israeli tanks advance. From Reuters. CAIRO — Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city center, residents said today, while Internet and phone lines were cut off across the Gaza Strip, a sign that ground operations were likely to escalate imminently. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor.

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Watch live beginning at 2 p.m. EDT: UN Security Council on Gaza ceasefire, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News As it has done five times before, the United States is expected on Thursday afternoon to defy the will of the other U.N. Security Council members and veto a resolution calling for an end to the hostilities in Gaza. AFP reported that the resolution “demands . . . Click HERE to read more and view live-streaming of event when available.

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TO BE CONTINUED