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Trump is threatening Putin with a tighter ceasefire deadline. Russia is shrugging
Trump has moved up a deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine but has given very few details about how far he is willing to go when it comes to rolling out secondary sanctions.
Higher, faster, more destructive: Upgraded Russian drones wreak havoc on Ukrainian cities
Russia is launching a record-breaking number of drones at Ukrainian cities. But these ones include new technology, like advanced satellite navigation systems and the capacity to carry a 90-kg munition.
In a wartime first, thousands take to the streets in Ukraine in anti-government protest
Mass rallies are prohibited under marital law in Ukraine, but for the first time since Russia’s full scale invasion, large crowds, including many teens and young adults, gathered in Ukrainian cities, protesting against a legislative change which they believe rolls back the country’s democratic values and jeopardizes its path toward EU membership.
Analysis
Trump's Ukraine weapons pivot shows he's frustrated with Putin. But he's not applying maximum pressure yet
Donald Trump has decided to sell weapons to NATO, which will be given to Ukraine to help defend its cities against escalating Russian attacks.
Finland's president on the Ukraine war, golfing with Trump and elbows up
Finland's President Alexander Stubb is the head of state for one of NATO's newest members, and he sat down with CBC News to talk Trump, the war in Ukraine and what it's like sharing a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia.
Analysis
World leaders are arguing over the damage to Iran's nuclear sites. But where is its enriched uranium?
There is a lot of confusion about how much damage U.S. bombs did to Iran's nuclear sites. But experts say the bigger question is whether Iran moved the uranium, as its whereabouts are unknown to the world's governing body for nuclear energy.
CBC IN TURKEY
Fragile ceasefire leaves Iranians outside country torn about returning home
For Iranians at the Kapikoy-Razi border crossing in eastern Turkey, there was a mix of optimism and confusion — hope that a delicate truce could be maintained despite the violent swings that have gripped the region in the last couple of weeks.
CBC IN TURKEY
As airstrikes intensify, Iranians are flocking to the borders
Some Iranians are fleeing the country to escape the attacks while others are trying to enter Iran to reunite with their families, after days of internet blackouts made it impossible to contact them.
Analysis
Russia wants to mediate in the Middle East. But it seems unprepared to help strategic ally Iran
Iran is a strategic partner to Russia, but Moscow isn't rushing to Tehran's aid in the face of Israeli strikes.
Russia and Ukraine are returning the bodies of their soldiers. It's a grim snapshot of battlefield loss
As part of a deal to exchange prisoners of war, Ukraine and Russia are repatriating the remains of thousands of soldiers killed in the war.