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Ukraine, 10-14-26

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Links to five reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-13-26.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones lose some speed after SpaceX imposes Starlink restrictions, by Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian drones lost some of their speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on the battlefield use of the country’s U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said today as Ukraine’s capital endured a second consecutive night of missile attacks. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE to listen to an NPR report now and read later.

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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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Ukraine, 10-13-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s ALL OF IT and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-8-26.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners on incoming missile strike on Kyiv, by Hanna Arhirova and Justin Spike | AP  KYIV — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today, characterizing the barrage as . . . Click HERE for AP report with photos, and HERE for Reuters report.
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Trump’s diesel deal with Putin angers Europe. Reported by President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia sparks European fury, as Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy questions Washington’s motives and allies vow to keep pressure on Moscow. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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All of it, 10-11-26

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Links to a discussion from Consortium News, a program from 21st Century Wire, and a report from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT 10-7-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week – ‘Russia to the rescue?’  Joe Lauria of CN hosts former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and Patrick Hennigsen of 21st Century Wire for two-hours of talk on topics including  * Columbus Day 1983, * President Trump’s state of mind, * the Europeans, * a geopolitical “isosceles triangle, * the 2014 Maidan coup, * Minsk accords 1 and 2 in 2014 and 2015, * nuclear threats and the paradox of international law, * Presidents Trump and Netanyahu at the UN, * the Israel lobby in the United States, * “our mainstream press,” * Netanyahu in extremis, * the Epstein files, * the Ivania Trump / Jared Kushner marriage, * the U.S. weapons inventory, * Nobel Peace Prize to jurist Navi Pillay of South Africa, * public executions in the U.S., * “Where the hell is the Church?” * Tulsi Gabbard, * Joe Kent, * U.S. consulting firms and the French government, * Spain and Pedro Sanchez, and  * Russia and “the long game.”  Click HERE for subtitled video, print intro and comments.

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Sunday Wire Episode 616 — Zelensky’s diesel downfall + Hegseth’s ‘holy war’ firing squad. From 21st Century Wire. Patrick Henningsen reviews and comments on some of the events of last week in a 90-minute monologue, followed by other material. Click HERE for three-hour video.

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FROM OCT. 8  Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live-streamed, by Konstantin Toropin, Eric Trucker and Claudia Lauer | AP  WASHINGTON — The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as being “public.” Click HERE for report including photos.

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Ukraine, 10-8-26

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A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN, and for UKRAINE 10-7-26.) — MCM

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Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were wounded after a powerful Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said today, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued across the country and power outages worsened in the capital, Kyiv. Report including photos is HERE. Same AP report in Spanish is HERE; others are HERE.
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Ukraine, 10-7-26

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s ALL OF IT and GAZA so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-7-26.) — MCM

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Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 24 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming, by Samya Kullab and HanHna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into today, killing at least 24 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60 in Moscow’s latest devastating barrage, Ukrainian officials said. Click HERE for report including photos and a map. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukraine, 10-6-26

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First, belatedly, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s ALL OF IT, GAZA and YEMEN so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-5-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine fires nearly 100 missiles at Russia as Kyiv braces for expected huge aerial attack, by Samya Kullab |AP  KYIV — Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said today. Click HERE for report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukraine, 10-5-26

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For now, links to two reports from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s SYRIA, YEMEN, GAZA, IRAN and ALL OF IT so far, and down for UKRAINE 9-28-26.) — MCM

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Russian attacks kill 6 in Ukraine and damage Kyiv’s Northern Bridge. From AP. KYIV — Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Germany’s Merz announces new military aid to Ukraine, by Susie Blann, Stefanie Dazio and Elise Morton | AP  KYIV — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukrainian cities. Click HERE for report including eight photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukraine, 9-28-26

Links to a report from the Associated Press and to a commentary via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN, YEMEN and ALL OF IT, and for UKRAINE 9-25-26.) — MCM

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Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7, by Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Russia’s round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others, officials said today. Click HERE for report including photos Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM SEPT. 26  The rule of the sophists, the reign of untruth, by Hugh J. Curran | University of Maine / Special to Informed Comment   ORONO, Maine – In classical Greek “opinion” is referred to as “doxa” with a clear distinction between “doxa” and “truth” (alethia). We have a President in the U.S. who gives daily information by way of a news program called “Truth Social.” “Truth”, to him, seems . . . READ MORE . . .

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9/11 truth, 9-7-26

Links to a report from the Associated Press, to an interview from Exposing 9/11, and to two segments from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s LEBANON and ALL OF IT, and for 9/11 TRUTH 9-6-26.) — MCM

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One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years later, by Deepti Hajela | AP  NEW YORK — When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated through . . . Click HERE for report including two photos.

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FROM AUG. 5  Jimmy Dore on why young people are increasingly willing to question 9/11. The first of Saturday’s Checkpoint 25 sessions to be released individually. From introduction: “Jimmy reflects on the personal and professional costs of challenging controversial narratives, the suppression of independent media, and what he believes would constitute real progress for the 9/11 Truth movement.” Click HERE for video.

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FROM AUG. 6  The movies that tried to make sense of 9/11. Reported by Adam Raney, Marc Rivers, Andrew Limbong and Joel Rose | NPR  Over the past quarter century the events of 9/11 have been reflected in direct and indirect ways in movies. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM AUG. 6  What Russia and China learned from America after 9/11. Reported by Vincent Ni, Sarah Robbins, Joel Rose, Daniel Ofman and Kathryn Fink | NPR  Journalists Mikhail Zygar and Cindy Yu explain how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped reshape Russia’s and China’s ambitions. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Ukraine, 9-6-26

Links to three reports: from Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH and IRAN, and down for IRAN 9-5-26.) — MCM

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U.S. peace push fails to achieve deal after Witkoff, Kushner’s first visit to Kyiv, by Martin Fornusek | Kyiv Post  President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks today with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. They arrived in Kyiv for . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Ukraine after meeting with Putin, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held “encouraging” talks in Kyiv today in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push to end more than 4½ years of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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