Links to an interview from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and the Jimmy Dore Show. (9/11TRUTH 5-13-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE. and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 9  The official 9/11 story is collapsing — a conversation. Jimmy Dore of the Jimmy Dore Show talks with architects Richard Gage and Kamal Obeid on the successful challenges to the federal government’s falsehoods around the terror events of Sept. 11, 2001. Click HERE for intro from AE911Truth, and HERE to watch and listen.

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First, a link to an address before the United Nations Security Council, via Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on CN’s name below. (GAZA 5-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 13  Senior UN official — ‘It will be too late’ to rule it ‘genocide’ . . . ‘What more evidence do you need?’ Via Consortium News. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher addressed the UN Security Council on Tuesday, excoriating Israel for intentionally starving Gaza and shaming the rest of the world for failing to stop it. Click HERE for video and transcript.

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For today, links to four reports: from 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 5-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE, YEMEN, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up down.) — MCM

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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, health officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza today, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to local hospitals and health officials, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye.

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FROM MAY 13  Report finds dire risk of starvation in Gaza as Israeli blockade continues. Reported by Erika Ryan, Juana Summers and Christopher Intagliata | NPR  Antoine Renard of the U.N. World Food Programme talks about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza, as Israel’s block on humanitarian aid into the strip continues. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, links to two reports from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 5-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Palestinian Authority forces in occupied West Bank kill two men in ‘cold blood.’ From Middle East Eye. Palestinian Authority forces have killed two people and injured a child in Tubas and Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses said officers in civilian clothing shot Palestinian Rami Zahran in the head on Tuesday while he was in his car inside the Fara refugee camp near Tubas . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 13  How China is quietly aiding Israel’s settlement enterprise, by Razan Shawamreh | Middle East Eye  Chinese labour is actively and visibly contributing to the construction of Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land — in direct contradiction to China’s own stated policy; a decade ago, China forbade Chinese construction crews from working in Israeli settlements. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to eight reports: from Reuters, Tass, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 5-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, YEMEN, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for today are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Putin and Trump still ‘maybes’ for Ukraine peace talks that Russian leader proposed, by Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn | Reuters  MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were still “maybes” for what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years after the Kremlin on Wednesday held off disclosing who would represent Russia. READ MORE . . .

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Rubio, Witkoff to travel to Istanbul on Friday for Ukraine talks. From Tass. A White House spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Presidential special Representative Steve Witkoff, and U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg are scheduled to travel to Istanbul to participate in discussions on Ukraine, according to Reuters. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine wants clarity from Russia before deciding next steps on talks in Turkey, by Tom Balmforth | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s leadership will decide on its next steps for peace talks in Turkey once there is clarity on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s participation, a Ukrainian diplomatic source said today. READ MORE . . .

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Russian and Ukrainian representatives expected to gather in Turkey for negotiations. Reported by Charles Maynes and A Martínez | NPR  Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will gather in Turkey on Thursday for negotiations — their first since the early months of the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE and HERE for reports from AP and Reuters.

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Council of Europe backs special tribunal for Russian aggression against Ukraine, by Tim Zadorozhnyy | The Kyiv Independent  The Council of Europe today approved the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s top leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian lawmaker Maria Mezentseva said. READ MORE . . .

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Russian summer offensive is coming, with or without peace deal: analysts, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Russia is not interested in a peace deal because the Kremlin is planning a major summer offensive that will take by force Ukrainian territory it might otherwise have to give up at the negotiating table, according to Ukrainian and independent military analysts. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (MAY 5-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 13  U.S. spent $1bn bombing Yemen but failed to gain air superiority, says report, by Rayhan Uddin | Middle East Eye  Donald Trump’s administration declared a ceasefire in Yemen last week due to burning through expensive munitions while failing to establish air superiority over the Houthis, according to the New York Times. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 5-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Trump meets Syria’s rebel leader Sharaa, urges him to establish ties with Israel. From Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia today and urged him to normalise ties with long-time foe Israel, after a surprise U.S. announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from AP and Middle East Eye.

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FROM MAY 13  Trump announces lifting Syria sanctions, by Sean Mathews | Middle East Eye  “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday to applause and a standing ovation during a speech in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from AP and Reuters.

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Syrians celebrate U.S. plan to lift sanctions, by Ayah El-Khaldi | Middle East Eye  Syrians took to the streets and flooded social media platforms on Tuesday following an unexpected announcement by US President Donald Trump that all American sanctions on Syria would be lifted. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to a report from AlterNet and to commentary from Jonathan-Cook.net via Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking their names below. (MEDIA 5-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN and SYRIA entries for this date  are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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N.Y. Times publisher warns Trump waging ‘frontal attack’ on free press, by Ailia Zehra | AlterNet  “Since 2016, the number of countries deemed to have a ‘good’ record of protecting press freedom by Reporters Without Borders dropped by more than half,” Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger wrote in an op-ed in the newspaper on Tuesday. “Effectively, in his first term President Trump exported his anti-press rhetoric to illiberal leaders abroad.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 12  BBC mystifies starvation in Gaza, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net / Consortium News  The BBC and its Verify service are not keeping viewers informed. They are propagandising them into believing a clear crime against humanity by Israel is, in fact, highly complicated geopolitics that audiences cannot hope to understand. READ MORE . . .

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There is no UKRAiNE entry for this date.

For now, links to seven reports: from Reuters, Anadolu Agency, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 5-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  9/11 TRUTH and SYRIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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WHO warns of permanent impact of hunger on a generation of Gazans, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — Malnutrition rates are rising in Gaza, emergency treatments to counter it are running out and hunger could have a lasting impact on “an entire generation,” a World Health Organization official, Rik Pepperkorn,  said today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel resumes attacks on Gaza hours after U.S. captive released, by Ramzi Mahmud and Mohammad Sio | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL  — The Israeli military resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip late Monday, killing a Palestinian woman and critically injuring a child following a temporary lull so Hamas could release Israeli American soldier Edan Alexander. The shelling targeted . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hamas releases U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Leila Fadel | NPR  Hamas released dual U.S.-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander on Monday thanks to a direct deal between Hamas and the U.S. Now, the U.S. is jumpstarting talks to try to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM MAY 12  Hamas released the last U.S.-Israeli citizen believed to be alive and held hostage, by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR  TEL AVIV — Hamas has released U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey. He is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen who had been held in Gaza by Hamas since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. His  release was brokered in a deal between Hamas and the U.S. READ MORE . . .

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UN agencies warn that Israel’s plans for aid distribution will endanger lives in Gaza, by Jamey Keaten, Wafaa Shurafa and Sahah El Deeb | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — International aid agencies warned Friday that Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a U.S.-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, calling on Israel to lift its blockade on food and other supplies, now in . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 12  Gaza market massacre: ‘My son was stolen from me,’ by Ahmed Dremly | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, Palestine  Noah al-Saqa, 10, dreamed of becoming an architect to help rebuild the devastated Gaza Strip. His birthday was May 6. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 10  U.S. abandons ‘Hamas disarmament’ demands in Gaza truce talks: report. From the Cradle. “U.S. negotiators conveyed to Egyptian intermediaries that the issue of Hamas’s disarmament could be addressed at a later stage, rather than being an immediate requirement for a ceasefire agreement,” the Qatari-owned news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports. READ MORE . . .

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There is no UKRAINE entry for this date.

For today, links to two reports from Boston 9/11 Truth; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. These two provide examples of social science and physical science realities, respectively, in the truth movement — both largely ignored by mainstream and “alternative” media organizations.  (9/11 TRUTH 5-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 17  Diana Castillo. From Boston 9/11 Truth. The co-founder of a group in Madrid promoting renewed investigation of the mass-murder events of Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States describes her work since 2006 in Spain, Florida, and Washington, D.C. Click HERE for intro and video including Q&A.

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FROM APRIL 3  Gerry from Scotland. From Boston 9/11 Truth. Scottish investigator known here only as Gerry goes through highly technical documents — many gratefully obtained from NIST (National Institute of Science & Technology) itself — to explain why NIST’s reports of the World Trade Center building collapses on Sept. 11, 2001, are fraudulent. Click HERE for intro and video including Q&A.

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