For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet with Hungary’s Viktor Orban. From AP. KYIV — Former President Petro Poroshenko was denied permission to leave Ukraine for a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Ukraine’s security service said Saturday. Under martial law, Ukrainian men between 18 and 60 years of age are not allowed to leave the country without special approval. The 58-year-old said he had planned to meet with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Polish parliament during his . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says two killed, seven injured as Russia shells Kherson, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters  KYIV — Fresh Russian shelling killed at least three people including an elderly man in a village garage and a woman beside a city bus stop, Ukrainian officials said, as President Volodymr Zelenskiy reported “intense battles” at dozens of frontline locations. “Russian occupiers once again . . . READ MORE . . .