Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 1-23-26.  Scroll up for GAZA and IRAN.) — MCM

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Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system, by Derek Gatopoulo and Vasilia Stepanenko | AP  KYIV — This city of about 3 million people is dominated by tower blocks, now left without power for most of the day. Residents plan their lives around electricity schedules. Food is chosen for shelf life, water filtered into bottles and stored in buckets. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy says trilateral talks concluded constructively, and more are possible next week, by Samya Kullab and Elise Morton | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today two days of trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi concluded with “constructive” discussions on “possible parameters for ending the war.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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