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

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Zelenskiy calls for Ukrainian unity after rift with top general, by Tom Balmforth | Reuters  In a speech late Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukrainians to remain united, days after a rift emerged between his office and the country’s commander-in-chief as the war with Russia grinds on. He said it was not the right time for wartime elections, entreated Ukrainians to . . . READ MORE . . .

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A top aide to the commander of Ukraine’s military is killed by a grenade given as a birthday gift, by Illia Novikov and Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV, Ukraine — A top aide to the commander of Ukraine’s military was killed by a grenade given to him as a birthday gift and not in a targeted attack, the interior minister said. Maj. Hennadii Chastiakov died Monday in the tragic accident Monday that badly injured his 13-year-old . . . . READ MORE . . .