For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA and WEST BANK entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukrainian Parliament approves law ensuring independence of anti-graft watchdogs, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Ukraine’s Parliament today overwhelmingly approved a bill presented by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that restores the independence of two of the country’s key anti-corruption watchdogs, reversing his . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian missile and drone attack hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing 8 people and wounding 82, by Samya Kullab and AP  KYIV — Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least eight people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounding 82 others including 10 children, Ukrainian authorities said today.  READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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