For today, links to reports from Middle East Eye, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press, Reuters, and Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (MEDIA 8-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and  UKRAINE entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

NOTE:  All of the links below also appear on other entries.

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U.S. contractors in Gaza pursued MEE journalist before his killing, by Khaled Shalaby, Daniel Hilton and Nadav Rapaport | Middle East Eye  TEL AVIV — U.S. contractors at a Gaza aid centre interrogated a source of Middle East Eye journalist Mohamed Salama seeking information about his identity and whereabouts before he was killed — alongside MEE reporter Ahmed Abu Aziz and three other journalists on Monday morning. READ MORE . . .

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Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza. From Reuters. Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire on Monday while operating a live video feed at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, reported on the war’s civilian suffering while himself living in a tent and struggling to find food for his family. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 26  Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill 22 people, including 5 journalists. Reported by A Martínez, Aya Batrawy, Anas Baba and Willem Marx | NPR  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two consecutive strikes on Gaza’s largest functioning hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret by the Israeli government. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for Aug. 25 NPR report.

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FROM AUG. 25  Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP  Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for the Associated Press and other news organizations and produced harrowing images of the war in Gaza, was killed Monday by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for a selection of Dagga’s photographs for AP.

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FROM AUG. 26  Israel kills Middle East Eye journalists in double-tap strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. Middle East Eye. Israeli forces killed Middle East Eyejournalists Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz on Monday, in a double-tap strike on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 26  Reuters, AP demand ‘urgent and transparent accountability’ into Israel’s killing of journalists at Gaza hospital. Middle East Eye.  Reuters and the Associated Press have sent a joint letter to Israeli officials demanding a “clear explanation” for double-tap air strikes that killed five journalists at a hospital in Gaza on Monday. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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NOTE: In the last 48 hours certain routine computer capabilities have been disabled, seemingly by external actors, occasioning time-consuming workarounds in the production of this service at https://x-ma911truthwalk.com.

For today, links to eight reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.  (GAZA 8-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for today is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill 22 people, including 5 journalists. Reported by A Martínez, Aya Batrawy, Anas Baba and Willem Marx | NPR  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two consecutive strikes on Gaza’s largest functioning hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret by the Israeli government. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for Aug. 25 NPR report.

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FROM AUG. 25  Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP  Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for the Associated Press and other news organizations and produced harrowing images of the war in Gaza, was killed Monday by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for a selection of Dagga’s photographs for AP.

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Israel kills Middle East Eye journalists in double-tap strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. Middle East Eye. Israeli forces killed Middle East Eyejournalists Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz on Monday, in a double-tap strike on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .

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Reuters, AP demand ‘urgent and transparent accountability’ into Israel’s killing of journalists at Gaza hospital. Middle East Eye.  Reuters and the Associated Press have sent a joint letter to Israeli officials demanding a “clear explanation” for double-tap air strikes that killed five journalists at a hospital in Gaza on Monday. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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FROM AUG. 25  Israeli military launches strikes as part of major offensive to capture Gaza City. Reported by Jackie Northam and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Israeli aircraft and tanks are pounding the region around Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians over the weekend, as part of a new, major offensive to capture Gaza City. Click HERE to listen and read.

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NOTE: In the last 48 hours certain routine computer capabilities have been disabled, seemingly by external actors, occasioning time-consuming workarounds in the production of this service at https://x-ma911truthwalk.com.

For today, links to six reports: from the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, National Public Radio and the Cradle — the Cradle is back! — and to two articles of commentary from ScheerPost and Consortium News, both by the same person; others are  accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. below.  (UKRAINE 8-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Trump says he spoke to Putin again after White House summit. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has spoken again with Russia’s Vladimir Putin following last week’s multilateral talks in Washington with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian conterattacks eliminated dangerous salient near Pokrovsk, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian combined arms counterattacks have defeated a Russian offensive in the strategic Pokrovsk sector, recapturing lost ground and taking prisoners, sources reviewed today by this newpaper found. READ MORE . . .

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Monitors claim Russia captured 2 Dnipropetrovk Oblast villages for first time, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  Russian forces occupied the villages of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Aug. 26. READ MORE . . .

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Kiev loses 1,220 troops along engagement line in past day – Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,220 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released today by Russia’s Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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Where things stand on peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Reported by Charles Maynes and Steve Inskeep | NPR  After President Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, where do things stand when it comes to Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM AUG. 25  Zelensky wants EU to provide $1 billion monthly allowance to fuel war against Russia. From the Cradle.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Monday that Kiev plans to secure at least $1 billion monthly from European nations to purchase U.S. weapons to continue his war against Russia. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 19  That big, beautiful summit in Alaska, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  History is essential to understanding how things turned out in Anchorage. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 25  Trump & the Russophobes, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Animosity toward Russia, from the Czarist Empire to the Soviet Union and now to the Russian Federation, is a sort of basso ostinato in the history of U.S.–Russian relations. READ MORE . . .

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

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NEWER  Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel struck southern Gaza’s main hospital with a missile and then fired another as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people, local health workers said today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 15 people, including journalists, by Nidal Al Mughrabi | Reuters  Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza today killed at least 15 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from AP and Middle East Eye.

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Turkey says Israel should be suspended from UN General Assembly, by Ragip Soylu | Middle East Eye  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan today urged Islamic nations to work toward suspending Israel from participating in United Nations General Assembly meetings and activities, saying Palestinians needed collective action to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West Bank. READ MORE . . .

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Zionism’s modern atrocities echo the horrors of Nazism, by  Aayesha J Soni | Middle East Eye  Zionism, founded in the late 19th century by the secular nationalist Theodor Herzl, emerged as a political project rather than a purely religious one. Cloaked in the language . . . READ MORE . . .

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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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