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1. Zelenskyy asks U.S. for urgent air defence help amid Russian threat of new strikes

   

   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged U.S. President Donald Trump to ‌help Ukraine with air defence systems and interceptors as Russia threatens new strikes, saying that ballistic missiles remain Moscow's "last major advantage on the battlefield."

2. White House disputes Iranian state TV reports of terms of deal to end war

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. and Iran still have issues ‌to resolve in peace talks, after Washington dismissed an Iranian state television report of a framework deal to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz within a month and to lift a U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ships.

3. Matthew Perry's assistant gets over 3 years in prison for injecting fatal ketamine dose

   

   Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the Friends star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

4. Lionel Messi among injured international stars ahead of World Cup

   

   CBC Sports' daily newsletter continues the countdown to the World Cup with some stories involving non-Canadian teams, including an untimely injury for Argentina's Lionel Messi.

5. Uganda orders 'immediate' closure of border with Congo as rare Ebola cases surge

   

   Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo "with immediate effect" as suspected cases surge near 1,000 its neighbour of a rare type of Ebola and as others emerge at home.