For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russian drones strike Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city, damaging a maternity hospital, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — A Russian drone barrage targeted the center of Kharkiv today, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city, officials said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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By day, the Ukrainian capital is alive and humming. By night, it’s a battleground, by Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — By day, the Ukrainian capital hums with life — crowded metros, dog walkers and children on playgrounds. By night . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian attacks on western Russia kill at least 3. From the Moscow Times. Russian air defense systems destroyed 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the Defense Ministry said Friday, as regional officials reported at least three people killed in attacks. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent and Kyiv Post.

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Trump’s envoy Kellogg to visit Ukraine on July 14, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg will arrive in Kyiv on July 14 for a week-long visit, he told a Novyny Live journalist at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. His previous visit to the Ukrainian capital . . . READ MORE . . .

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Lavrov reflects on Rubio meeting, European militarization, provocations targeting DPRK. From Tass. KUALA LUMPUR — Tass has compiled key highlights from statements by Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur — including his talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to four reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (YEMEN 7-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Rescuers save four more survivors from Houthi-struck ship in Red Sea, 11 still missing. From Reuters. ATHENS / LONDON — Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea today, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from AP.

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Yemen targets Tel Aviv, vows ‘expansion’ of pro-Palestine operations. From the Cradle. The Yemeni Armed Forces announced today it targeted Tel Aviv with a ballistic missile, hours after releasing new footage of an attack on a commercial vessel headed to Israel’s southern port of Eilat. READ MORE . . .

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What to know as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch new, more violent attacks on ships in the Red Sea, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — In just days, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have begun a new, more violent campaign of attacks targeting ships in the Red Sea, sinking two of them and killing some of their crew. The assaults represent . . . READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from the Cradle and the Times of Israel; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 7-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Ben Gvir hails new West Bank settler police. From the Cradle. Israeli police have set up a new unit made up of settler volunteers from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, which will operate with an “offensive mindset” and aim to provide an “immediate response” to “terror attacks.” READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Times of Israel.

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FROM JULY 9  Israeli siege turns West Bank’s Tulkarem into a ‘ghost camp’ as tens of thousands displaced. From the Cradle.From the Cradle. In a sweeping operation involving bulldozers, drones, and battle tanks, Israeli troops have forcibly displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians from the occupied northern West Bank since January, transforming . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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34 Palestinians and 1 soldier killed in Gaza as hopes for imminent truce fade, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sarah El Deeb | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip Wednesday night and today, killing at least 34 Palestinians, including 10 people waiting for care outside a medical clinic, according to local hospitals and aid workers. The Israeli military also announced a soldier . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and Middle East Eye.

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EU strikes deal with Israel to ‘expand’ Gaza aid flow. From the Cradle. The EU has struck a deal with Israel to expand the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged and war-torn Gaza Strip, the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said today. READ MORE . . .

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White House approved GHF funds despite internal warnings of civilian massacres: report. From the Cradle. Top officials in the U.S. State Department and USAID approved $30 million for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in late June, despite a classified internal assessment warning that the group’s proposal lacked minimum safety, planning, and counterterrorism standards required for federal funding, according to documents obtained by CNN and Reuters. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 9  U.S. sanctions UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese following ‘economy of genocide’ report. From Middle East Eye. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Wednesday on the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese — following her scathing report on June 30 June in which . . . READ MORE . . .

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Rights defenders denounce U.S. sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — Human rights defenders today rallied to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States imposed sanctions on her over what it said was unfair criticism of Israel. READ MORE . . .

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Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the U.S. From AP. A U.N. special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, was sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, a high-profile role in a network of experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from Reuters and the Cradle, and to commentary from Indian Punchline that includes two video links; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (IRAN 7-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog to drop ‘double standards.’ From Reuters. If Tehran is to resume cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, Iran’s president said today, it should . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM JULY 9  Trump secures Iran deal with eye on New Middle East, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  Even in the darkest hour of the U.S.-Iran standoff since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it was never lost on perceptive observers that the acrimonious rift was more of an estranged relationship longing for reconciliation rather than a fractured, irretrievably lost debris. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and the Moscow Times, Tass, and ; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia blasts Kyiv with another missile and drone barrage, killing at least 2, by Vasilisa Stepanenko and Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into today, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war, Ukrainian officials said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post, NPR and Reuters.

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Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace  talks, by Matthew Lee | AP  KUALA LUMPUR — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 9  The White House pauses and then resumes supplying weapons to Ukraine. Why the change? Reported by Tom Bowman | NPR  President Trump indicated that he may send an additional Patriot missile system to help Ukraine defend against the continuing barrage of Russian drones and missiles. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent. 

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Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region kills civilian, leaves another injured. From Tass. BELGOROD — The Ukrainian army has carried out a shelling attack on the town of Shebekino in Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region, killing a woman and leaving a man injured, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. READ MORE . . .

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Russian state media turns on Trump after Putin criticism. From the Moscow Times. Russian state media has launched a barrage of criticism against U.S. President Donald Trump after he accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of saying “a lot of bulls***” about the war in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Agentstvo reported Wednesday. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 7-8-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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British consulate in Jerusalem condemns ‘unchecked settler violence’ in West Bank. From Middle East Eye. The British consulate in Jerusalem has condemned “unchecked settler violence” against Palestinians in the West Bank and called on Israel to bring it to a halt. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Agency, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu and Trump meet over a ceasefire, by Wahaa Shurafa and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said today, as international mediators raced to complete a ceasefire deal and in Washington . . . READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu vows to ‘achieve all war goals’ in Gaza after Trump meeting. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today his talks with US President Donald Trump focused on securing the release of captives from Gaza, while vowing to continue the genocidal war against the besieged enclave until all of Tel Aviv’s goals are achieved. READ MORE . . .

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Eight aid seekers killed near Rafah. From Middle East Eye. The death toll of aid seekers shot and killed by Israeli forces near an aid centre north of Rafah earlier today has risen from six to eight, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting, citing medical sources. READ MORE . . .

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Israel eyes ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians as ceasefire talks continue, by Enes Canli and Faruk Hanedar | Anadolu Agency  JERUSALEM — As negotiations continue in Qatar over a U.S.-proposed 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner exchange agreement, Israel is reportedly advancing plans to deport Palestinians to third countries through what it calls “voluntary migration” and the construction of a controversial so-called “humanitarian city” in southern Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 8  Israel outlines plans to pack Gaza’s population into a closed border zone. Here’s a closer look, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt, according to local media reports. It appears to be . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 8  Timeline: Trump’s remarks on the forcible transfer of Palestinians in Gaza, by Syma Mohammed | Middle East Eye  U.S. President Donald Trump’s most outlandish policy proposal concerning the fate of Palestinians in Gaza is aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from the enclave. It is illegal under international law, a war crime and a crime against humanity. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 7-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, and COVID ETC. entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Iran ‘studying’ U.S. request for new nuclear talks: report. From the Cradle. A source told Iran’s Mehr News Agency today that Washington has requested the resumption of nuclear talks with Tehran, and that Iran is “studying” the possibility. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 7  Iran receives Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries after Israel ceasefire deal, by Sean Mathews | Middle East Eye  Iran has taken possession of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries as Tehran rapidly moves to rebuild defensives destroyed by Israel during their recent 12-day conflict, sources say. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (YEMEN 7-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, WEST BANK, GAZA , UKRAINE, and COVID ETC. entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea, killing 3, after claiming they sank another, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a European Union naval force said today. The attack follows the Houthis claiming they attacked and sank another vessel Monday. READ MORE . . .

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