ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week: ‘Europe and Russia stare at war,’ at 8 p.m. EDT. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, will speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and historian Peter Kuznick of American University. From CN intro: “Europe trash talks war. Putin says Russia is ready. The U.S.-Iran ceasefire breaks down again. And do NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s victories really signal a new direction for Democrats?” Click HERE around 8 tonight EDT to livestream, and later for video of discussion.

First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, GAZA, IRAN and ALL OF IT so far, and for UKRAINE 6-26-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine strikes industrial facility in Russia’s Volgograd as Russian drone attack kills 1. From AP. Ukraine struck a major industrial facility in the Russian city of Volgograd, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today, while a Russian drone attack killed a man in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region overnight. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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