(NOTE: Lately entries have been fewer, later, and shorter than previously. Perhaps they’ll be back to normal soon. Visitors are encouraged to go to news sites directly for fresher news and commentary.)

NOTE: “So far” means so far.

First, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 11-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Some updates on the conflict in Ukraine. Reported by Scott Simon and Joanna Kakissis | NPR  As Ukrainian troops struggle to defend a key city in Ukraine’s east, a widening energy corruption scandal in Kyiv implicates a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and forces resignations in his cabinet. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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TO BE CONTINUED