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FROM OCT. 26 Former national security advisor breaks down new U.S.-Iran threats. Reported by Scott Detrow, Megan Lim and Patrick Jarenwattananon
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Russia says Ukraine has repeatedly struck Oleshky with artillery, drones ahead of local ceasefire. From Reuters. Russia’s Defense Ministry today accused Ukraine of repeatedly striking the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine with artillery and drones ahead of a planned local ceasefire this week, something it said had thwarted the delivery of food and medicine and stopped people leaving. READ MORE . . .
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Russia says it will open humanitarian corridor to Ukrainian town. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukrainian drone barrage kills at least 3 in Voronezh. From the Moscow Times. At least three people were killed in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Voronezh in southern Russia, local authorities said early today, with another 29 people reported injured. READ MORE . . .
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Macron vows ‘strong measures’ to combat protests, by Matt Ford | DW, with AFP, Reuters The French government is set to announce a series of “strong measures” to assuage protests which have rocked France in recent weeks, President Emmanuel Macron said today. READ MORE . . .
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What’s fueling youth-led protests across Europe? Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno about whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 25 What’s bringing protestors to the streets in Europe? Ayesha Rascoe of NPR asks British historian Timothy Garton Ash what’s roiling a continent amid widespread protests in France, Italy, Spain and Albania. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Trump’s war overreach may be the straw that breaks the back of the West’s financialised architecture, by Alastair Crooke | Forum Geopolitica Almost everywhere there is a deepening sense that the western Liberal economic project is on the verge of collapsing in very fundamental ways — most obviously, this has been on display on the streets of Paris. But it can be seen too . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible attack on Iran after the midterms. Reported by Greg Myre and A Martínez
Iranian army orders ground forces to maintain highest combat readiness amid tensions with U.S. From Middle East Monitor. Iran’s Army Ground Forces commander Brig. Gen. Jahanshahi has ordered military unit commanders to maintain the highest level of combat readiness, warning that negligence during wartime could have serious consequences, Tasnim news agency reported today. READ MORE . . .
FROM OCT. 22 Iran bolsters defenses along Iraqi Kurdistan border amid threat of attacks by U.S.-backed separatists. From the Cradle. Iran has deployed artillery and heavy weaponry to Kurdish areas in the west of the country amid growing fears of a renewed U.S.-Israeli assault and ongoing attacks on Iranian security forces by Kurdish and Baloch separatist groups. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 21 Israeli military arrests U.S. Congressional nominee, dozens of rabbis; one rabbi speaks with NPR. Reported by Ruth Sherlock, Alaena Hunt, Matt Ozug, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Scott Detrow | NPR Brad Lander and dozens of rabbis were detained by the Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinians with their olive harvest. Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, had something to say. Click HERE and HERE to listen to reports and, later, read. Click HERE and HERE for AP/AP report in English and Spanish.
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Zelenskyy’s challenges. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Scott Simon | NPR Kakissis, NPR’s correspondent in Ukraine, reflects on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tough week and her interview with him about his relationship with Trump, Washington’s dealings with Russia, and the future of his leadership. Click HERE to listen and read. Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Associated Press and Reuters.
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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents. From Reuters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said today that Russian occupying forces were turning the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a “death trap” gripped by starvation, and urged international organisations to help evacuate its residents. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data center after Yandex attacks. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drones targeted a major data center under construction for Russian state lender Sberbank in the Saratov region overnight, First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin said today, as attacks on Moscow disrupted more than 500 flights. READ MORE,
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Zelenskyy talks Trump, rising diesel prices and the ongoing war in his country. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Michel Martin | NPR In an NPR interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses tensions with Trump, U.S. sanctions relief for Russian oil and threats to intelligence-sharing as the war continues. Zelenskyy talks Trump, rising diesel prices and the ongoing war in his country. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for second NPR report.
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Thousands protest in France to support students calling for more resources in schools. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and Michel Martin | NPR In France, hundreds of thousands rallied nationwide on Tuesday to support high school students demanding more education funding. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE and HERE for a second NPR report and Oct. 6 video from AP.