Could US stop its efforts to broker peace in Ukraine?

America's top diplomat Marco Rubio says the White House will stop trying to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine if there are no signs of progress in the next few days. A Russian government spokesman insists that the talks held so far have made some progress. We'll ask two Ukrainian MPs if they share that view.

Pakistan is ramping up efforts to forcibly expel thousands of Afghan refugees from the country. Over twp million are expected to be deported to Afghanistan in the coming weeks. We'll speak to the BBC Afghan’s correspondent Yama Bariz who has been given rare access to those at the border.

(Photo: Ukrainian Army volunteers undertake training. Credit: MARIA SENOVILLA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)