For today, links to just four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others or at least headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russian drone and cruise missile attacks kill at least 4 in Ukraine. From AP. At least four people were killed overnight and this morning as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and cruise missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AFP.

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West believes Trump sees Zelensky as main obstacle on path to peace — FT. From Tass. LONDON — Ukraine’s Western allies believe that U.S. President Donald Trump is predisposed to consider Russian President Vladimir Putin as his negotiating partner, and Vladimir Zelensky as the main obstacle to peace, the Financial Times reported citing sources. READ MORE . . .

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