World Report - August 30: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: August 30, 2025

At least one person was killed after Russia launched a major overnight attack on Ukraine.Angry reaction from Donald Trump as US Appeals Court rules most of his tariffs are illegal.The company behind Jack Daniel's says it has seen a 62% drop in sales during ongoing trade war between Canada and the US.Anger in Italy over porn site with doctored images of high-profile women.Saskatchewan man facing arson charge for allegedly starting wildfire. Nova Scotia is lifting restrictions on people entering the woods in some parts of the province.Finland says it has lots to teach allies about defence strategies

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That's BetterHelp.com slash Canada World. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning, I'm John Northcott. At least one person is dead in Ukraine after Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles in a large overnight attack. Several regions across the country were targets diplomatic efforts to end it continue as the war wages on. Today, EU foreign ministers gathered in Copenhagen, to discuss how to put more pressure on Moscow.

The CBC's Julia Chapman has more. Russian drones humming over Kiev last night. Ukraine says more than 500 of them were launched by Russia, as well as 45 missiles. 14 regions of Ukraine were hit, with Zaporizia the worst affected. Three children are among the injured there, and a residential building was badly damaged.

This morning, it could be seen smoldering, as survivors watched on. Irina says she was sheltering in a communal area of the building when she heard explosion after explosion. Nipo Petrovsk was also targeted after Russian troops entered the region earlier this week. This was Russia's second major attack in recent days, and it leaves peace talks in doubt.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, rather than planning a meeting between leaders, Moscow was preparing attacks. Russia's defense ministry says it struck down several Ukrainian drones overnight, and Kiev says it hit oil refineries in two regions of Russia. Everybody agrees still that Russia should pay for the damages, not our taxpayers. European Union foreign policy chief Kaya Kallas hosted a meeting of foreign ministers today. They discussed generating profits from Russia's frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine.

Callas also says she has asked member states for proposals for new sanctions by next week. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Donald Trump is reacting angrily to a U.S. Appeals Court decision after it ruled late Friday that most of his imposed global tariffs are illegal. The court said Trump had overstepped his presidential powers, ruling that only Congress has the authority to apply such sweeping measures. Calling the court highly partisan, Trump, declared the United States would be destroyed if the judgment is allowed to stand.

Steve Futterman has more. It was on April 2nd with great fanfare that Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs. My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day. The Trump tariffs impacted to different degrees every nation around the world. In a few moments, I will sign a historic executive order instituting reciprocal tariffs. The Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that, Many of the tariffs, including the reciprocal ones, are illegal. Attorney Neil Cotill, who served in the Obama administration,

argued the case before the appeals court. The president under our Constitution is given no power to impose tariffs. Our founders expressly gave that to the Congress. The ruling may have little, if any, immediate impact. The appeals court delayed enforcement until mid-October to allow the Trump administration a chance to appeal to the Supreme Court. Trump's reaction was quick. He said if these tariffs ever go away, it would be a total disaster. Former federal prosecutor and Loyola Law School professor Lori Levinson.

This is a case that could really upend how Trump wanted to run American trade policy. The question is, if the Supreme Court upholds the finding what will happen to the economy next. Trump aides suggested last night there are other ways to impose similar tariffs if these are struck down. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. The company behind Jack Daniels says it has seen a significant drop in sales during the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S. Officials with the Whiskey Maker's parent company, Brown Foreman, say sales to Canada fell 62% during the latest fiscal quarter

compared to a year ago. The company's blaming the ongoing boycott of American alcohol by many provinces. Last year, Canada was the second largest market for years. US spirit exporters. Italy's prime minister says she is, quote, disgusted after manipulated photos of her and other high-profile women appeared on a pornographic website. As Megan Williams reports from Rome, the case is fueling calls in Italy for tougher laws against online abuse of women. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Maloney has called for those behind a pornographic website to be identified and punished with, quote, the utmost firmness.

The leader spoke out after doctored images with vulgar captions of herself, her sister and opposition leader Ellie Schline were found on a site with some 700,000 followers. The scandal comes after Meta shut down an Italian Facebook group with more than 30,000 followers called My Moli, My Wife. On it, men shared intimate images of their partners or of strangers without their consent. I went on Facebook and read comments that horrified me, men saying they wanted to rape these women, said spokesperson of Europa Verde Party, Fiorrella Zabatta.

Zabata reported the group to police and denounced it in the media. Since then, she says dozens of women have filed complaints about similar platforms. Among them was the site that carried the images of Maloney and other high-profileile women. women, which abruptly shut down on Thursday. Zabata says that while Italy already has a crime called online rape, she's now drafting a new bill, targeting social media groups where men trade sexual images of their partners without their consent. Megan Williams, CBC News, Rome.

A Saskatchewan man is facing arson charges after allegedly starting a wildfire. RCMP say the Ditch 2 fire reached at least. 180,000 hectares in size. It started in the way up an area of central Saskatchewan. On May 26th, police say the fire caused structural damage and the evacuation of several communities. A 29-year-old from Laurentie faces one count of arson causing damage to property. Nova Scotia is lifting restrictions on people entering the woods in some parts of the province. Firefighters are still tackling an out-of-control wildfire in Annapolis County, but officials say conditions are improving.

The CBC's Shane O'Luck as the latest. People can get back out to enjoy some of the woods. Just ahead of the Labor Day long weekend, Premier Tim Houston lifted the ban on entering the woods for seven of Nova Scotia's 18 counties. Those areas include Halifax and Cape Breton, but not the Annapolis Valley, where a wildfire is still burning. Some critics have called the ban Government Overreach.

It's been in place since August 5th when the Department of Natural Resources rated the fire risk as extreme. Jim Rotterim of DNR says the nights are cooler and some rain has dampened the forest floor. With that rain and with all the other factors in place, all those fuels are not as available to burn now. So that's the reason. But hundreds of people are still displaced by the fire. Family support, community support, the Red Cross and my friends. That's how evacuee Jason Burton is getting by. He's lost his garage with $100,000 worth of possessions inside, still taking it day by day, and the province warns the fire is still

considered out of control. Shana Luck, CBC News, Halifax. Canada is looking to enhance its relationship with Finland. As the global order shifts and historic partnerships fracture, Finland says it has a lot to teach its allies about defense strategies. As Emma Godmere reports from Helsinki, Canada is listening. This partnership is more than strategic. It is natural.

given our shared northern geographies. Canada and Finland have a lot in common, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, who stopped by the Arctic nation earlier this month. There's plenty we can learn from them as well. And as you can hear the sound, quite loud even when you have to protect it. In Finnish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle,

soldiers practice artillery drills, some 80 kilometers from the Russian border. But it's not forced to attack, it's forced to defend. And the military is just one part of Finland's multifaceted defense. Finns live by a concept called comprehensive security, which involves the entire population. Everybody needs to do their share in defending and safeguarding the nation.

Which can be as simple as being ready to volunteer at a bomb shelter, making sure you have emergency supplies ready at home. Yana Kusala, a senior civil servant at the Finnish Ministry of Defense, says it's something allies can learn from. Every nation needs to find their own. model. We are all different societies. That's how I rather prepare. Lucas Andrei Eunice just moved from nearby Lithuania. He's stopping by a bomb shelter workshop in central Helsinki. It's very useful. I can see Finland is really so well

prepared. And clearly has a lot to teach its allies. I think there are a lot of countries who should copy and learn. I wish my own country had something like that. Emma Godmere, CBC News, Helsinki. And you can hear more from Finland this morning on the house right after the 9 o'clock condition of World Report or wherever you get your podcasts. That is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm John Northcott. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.ca.com.