For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others or headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA, GAZA, IRAN and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 4-17-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Rubio says the U.S. will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days, by Angela Carlton and Hanna Arhirova | AP  PARIS — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today that the U.S. may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting — this after landmark talks among U.S., Ukrainian and European officials . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, NPR, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent and Tass.

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Pause in air strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid has expired, Kremlin says. From the Moscow Times. A 30-day moratorium on Russian strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has expired, the Kremlin said today, ending a short-lived pause that was announced after a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. READ MORE .. . .

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FROM APRIL 17  Secretary of State Rubio meets Macron in Paris to discuss Ukraine peace settlement. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR  Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with President Macron in Paris to discuss a peace settlement for Ukraine. France hosted top diplomats from the U.S., Germany, the U.K. and Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.

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