For today, links to just two reports: from Reuters and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE; there was no GAZA entry.) — MCM

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Syria eyes ‘strategic’ ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments. From Reuters. DAMASCUS — Syria hopes for “strategic partnerships” with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart today, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new Islamist rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. READ MORE . . .

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Shockwaves reverberate after Syrian official says he wants cordial ties with Israel. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Leila Fadel | NPR  The governor of Damascus faces backlash after he tells NPR that he wants the U.S. to mediate cordial relations with Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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