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

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to present ‘victory plan’ at Ramstein meeting. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine will present its “victory plan” at a regular meeting of its allies at Ramstein in Germany on Oct. 12, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today —“clear, specific steps for a just end to the war.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 4  Russia retrains ex-soldiers heading back to the battlefield. From Reuters. ROSTOV REGION, Russia — Two and a half years into its war with Ukraine, Russia is offering one-off bonuses of up to 1.9 million roubles ($20,000) — 22 times the average monthly . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 4  Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings, by Illia Novikov | AP  UMAN, Ukraine — Prayer chants and the sounding of traditional ram’s horns fill the air in the town of Uman, in central Ukraine, as thousands of pilgrims join . . . READ MORE . . .