NOTE: The adding of items for today’s entries has been delayed, so a more extensive set of them will take more time. Please return. Thank you.

For today, belatedly, links to three reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (LEBANON 11-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Pope’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-ridden Lebanon, by Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell | AP  BEIRUT —The visit to Lebanon by Pope Leo XIV set to begin on Sunday comes as part of his first official foreign trip and as the fulfillment of a promise made by his predecessor, Pope Francis, to visit the Muslim-majority country where about a third of the population is Christian. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 24  Thousands mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike, by Fadi Tawil | AP  BEIRUT — Thousands of people on Monday attended the funeral organized by the militant Hezbollah group for its top military commander. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 24  Israel assassinates a Hezbollah commander, by Jane Arraf | NPR  Hezbollah is vowing a response after Israel killed its No. 2 commander in a Beirut neighborhood — an assassination the group calls a “red line.” Click HERE to listen and, later, read

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NOTE: The adding of items for today’s entries has been delayed, so a more extensive set has taken extra time. If you have returned: Thank you.

For today, one link: to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 11-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Winter rains in Gaza bring new misery for Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Megan Janetsky | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Children and families in Gaza scooped muddy water from their tents on Tuesday, trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years of war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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NOTE: The adding of items for today’s entries has been delayed, so a more extensive set has taken extra time. If you have returned: Thank you.

First, links to four reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (MEDIA 11-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Just one week off social media can improve young adults’ mental health, study finds. Reported by Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR  A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 24  What teens in New Jersey think about schools’ cell-phone restrictions. Reported by Janet W. Lee | NPR and Student Podcast Challenge  Many states and school districts now ban or restrict the use of cell phones in schools. But what do the kids think about this? Student journalists in New Jersey brought this question to their classmates and teachers. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 24  NPR staffers’ favorite nonfiction books of 2025. Reported by Andrew Limbong and Michel Martin | NPR  Books We Love returns with about 380 titles handpicked by NPR staff and critics. Reporter Andrew Limbong shares this year’s nonfiction favorites with Michel Martin. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 24  NPR’s 2025 Books We Love is not your average year-end list. Reported by Andrew Limbong and Scott Detrow | NPR  On Monday, NPR launched its end-of-the-year books guide. But Books We Love isn’t a “top 10” list. Instead, it’s more that 380 books that were personally recommended by members of the NPR staff. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, links to eight reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Moscow Times, and Agence France-Presse; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 23  Ukraine, U.S. draft updated peace plan during ‘productive’ Geneva talks, by Volodymyr Ivanyshyn, Sonya Bandouil and Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  Ukraine and the U.S. praised the opening round of peace consultations in Geneva as “productive” and said they were encouraged by the pace of progress in a joint statement on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, U.S. agree on most points of peace plan; territories and NATO to be decided by Zelensky, Trump, by Korbinian Leo Kramer | Kyiv Post  Ukraine and the United States have agreed on the majority of provisions in a proposed US peace plan, while the most politically sensitive issues — including territorial status and Ukraine’s NATO accession — have been set aside for direct discussion between . . . READ MORE . . .

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European officials welcome progress in talks on U.S. proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war, by Barry Hatton | AP  European officials said today they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia’s favor, but they didn’t disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace in Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukrainians express concerns about a peace plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given a Thursday deadline to accept a new peace plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia that Ukraine had no input in, causing concerns for residents. Click HERE to listen and, later read.

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Kremlin says it’s waiting for more details about U.S. peace plan after Geneva talks. From the Moscow Times. The Kremlin said Monday that it has received no further details from the White House about its latest peace proposal following talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Geneva, but added it would wait to see how discussions evolve before offering a response. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 23  Ukraine says new draft of U.S. plan reflects its ‘key priorities.’ From AFP. The latest version of the U.S. draft plan for ending the war in Ukraine now includes most of Kyiv’s “key priorities,” its negotiator said Sunday, after holding a few rounds of talks in Geneva. READ MORE . . .

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European nations want more input in U.S.-backed plan to end Russia-Ukraine war. Reported by Rob Schmitz and Michel Martin | NPR  Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday that they made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war. But European allies feel they’ve been left out of the plan, which they say placates Russia.. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Head of the Munich Security Conference on the U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with Wolfgang Ischinger, a longtime German diplomat and head of the Munich Security Conference, about the U.S.-brokered plan to end the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 11-22-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, GAZA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 23  Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months, by Fadi Tawil and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  HARET HREIK, Lebanon — Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others, and HERE and HERE for report from Anadolu / Anadolu in English and French.

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For today, one link: to a report from National Public Radio. (GAZA 11-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire deal. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Michel Martin | NPR  Over the weekend, Israel and Hamas both accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement in Gaza that has been in place for a little over six weeks. Click HERE later to listen and read.

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A link to an episode of Throughline from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 11-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON and GAZA entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 21  The mother of Thanksgiving. Reported by Ramtin Arabloue, Rund Abdelfatah, Casey Miner, Julie Caine, Sarah Wyman, Devin Katayama, Anya Steinberg, Lawrence Wu, Cristina Kim and Irene Noguchi | Throughline / NPR  The dominant Thanksgiving story is about friendship and unity. That’s what magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale had on her mind when she sat down to write to President Lincoln. This more comprehensive story includes a handwritten letter, books, a Boston oration, and an oil painting. Click HERE to listen.

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For today, just one link: to a report from National Public Radio. (GAZA 11-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA, UKRAINE, 9/11 TRUTH and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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After October 7, Israel vowed to destroy Hamas. The war has spurred many to join it. Reported by Abu Bakr Bashir and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  The Palestinian militant group Hamas has been devastated by two years of fighting in Gaza. But is the organization now using a ceasefire to regroup?  Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links to four reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (MEDIA 11-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE, 9/11 TRUTH and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 22  How do producers shape the stories you hear? Reported by Sacha Pfeiffer, Matt Ozug and Jonaki Mehta | NPR  Mehta and Ozug talk about what producers actually do on the radio and how they shape the news listeners hear every day. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Kids are highly supervised in physical spaces, but not online. Here’s what that does. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Researcher Eli Stark-Elster talks about the imbalance of how adults supervise children in physical spaces versus digitally. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Bible sales are booming. Political uncertainty might have something to do with it. Reported by Bob Smietana and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Bob Smietana of Religion News Service talks about what’s behind the trend. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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These are some of NPR staffers’ favorite plot-driven books of 2025. Reported by Andrew Limbong and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Limbong talks about some of NPR staffers’ favorite plot-driven books of 2025. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 11-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, MEDIA, 9/11 TRUTH and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 22  Ukrainians react to a proposed peace plan that appears to favor Russia. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR  Ukraine is under increasing pressure to agree to a peace deal American and Russian negotiators developed. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Why more and more women are choosing to enlist in the Ukrainian military. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military. Thousands of females are now serving in frontline roles as Russia’s full-scale war on the country approaches its fourth year. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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