Links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-16-26.) — MCM
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says, by Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
Links to five reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK and ALL OF IT so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-16-26.) — MCM
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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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Links to three articles of reporting and analysis from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks. From Reuters. LONDON — A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. READ A BIT MORE.
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Iran’s precision strikes have picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting U.S. war plans, by M.B. Bell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang | Reuters LONDON — Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the [Persian] Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures and economic damage region-wide in a deft campaign that helps explain how the Islamic Republic has held its own against the more powerful U.S. military. READ MORE . . .
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Oil’s long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end, by Ron Bousso | Reuters Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a long-term bearish trend. But traders now . . . READ MORE . . .
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Links to two reports from the Associated Press and to analysis from Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for YEMEN 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Houthis deny responsibility for new attack on holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news. From AP. The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said today it has thwarted a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina as well as another attack in the eastern part of the kingdom. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same Areport in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters — DUBAI — The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen. READ MORE . . .
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For now, links to reports from Reuters and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s SYRIA, YEMEN, GAZA, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT so far, and down for IRAN 10-2-26.) — MCM
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Iran executes two men arrested over Jauary 2026 protests, Mizan reports. From Reuters. DUBAI — Iran executed two men arrested over January protests in Isfahan in connection with the deaths of four police officers, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported today. READ MORE . . .
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Iran to extend missile range, speed to counter U.S. forces now operating 1,000 miles away, army says. From the Cradle. Iran’s armed forces plan to upgrade their existing missile stocks to improve their range and speed, Iranian Army Spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia announced on Sunday amid the ongoing stalemate in the U.S.-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic. READ MORE . . .
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For now, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Cradle, and Time Magazine; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s SYRIA, YEMEN, GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN so far, and down for ALL OF IT 10-4-26.) — MCM
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A look at what’s being said on the FlyDubai attack on an Israel-bound plane, by Melanie Lidman, Aamer Madhani and Samy Magdy | AP JERUSALEM — The investigation into the thwarted FlyDubai cockpit attack last week has turned into a wide security and intelligence probe spanning from the Middle East to New Zealand as authorities try to figure out how the suspect, previously flagged for extremist views in Oman, was cleared to fly an Israel-bound flight. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and the Cradle.
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FROM OCT. 4 U.S. Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack, by Konstantin Toropin | AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. Click HERE for report including brief video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM OCT. 1 ‘What Trump Has Built’ interview transcript. From Time Magazine. President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Time at the White House on Sept. 28. Click HERE for a transcript, a link to the article, and a link to Time’s fact check.
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