The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/26 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: January 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/26 at 14:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. Once again, Gazans hoping to return to their homes in the north are stuck in the south. Israel is refusing to allow passage until a female hostage is released. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is stirring up controversy with an extremely unpopular idea. Sasha Petrusk has more. Tens of thousands of Palestinians lined up to move back to their bombed out communities in northern Gaza from tent cities in the south.

I insist I have to go home says Sayah al-Sikal, my land, my home. They were delayed for yet another day as mediators tried to resolve a dispute between Israel and Hamas over the order of hostages being released. Hamas said today it would release an Israeli woman Israel demanded by next weekend. In the meantime, US President Donald Trump is suggesting the way to resolve the conflict is to resettle Gaza's Palestinians. I'd like Egypt to take people and I'd like Jordan to take people. You're talking about probably a million and a half people. We just clean out that whole thing.

Both Hamas and Jordan have flatly rejected the idea. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. In southern Lebanon, citizens attempting to return to their homes in the southern part of the country were pushed back by Lebanese soldiers today. Israeli troops remained on the ground in the south beyond the Sunday deadline agreed to in a ceasefire agreement, saying Lebanon has not fully enforced a requirement that all Hezbollah arms to be removed. Lebanon is accusing Israel of procrastinating its withdrawal. Conservative leader Pierre Paliève is challenging one of the frontrunners in the liberal leadership race. In a letter

he asked Mark Carney if he wins the leadership and becomes prime minister, would he commit to banning all Trudeau ministers from his cabinet? Mark Carney. If he wins the leadership and becomes Prime Minister, would he commit to banning all Trudeau ministers from his cabinet? Mark Carney responded. I think he's scared is the first thing. Why is he writing me a letter on a Sunday morning? Secondly, he lacks respect. He lacks respect for many Canadians, many Québécois, and he lacks respect for the deputies in the House of Commons. These are individuals, they make their own decisions. Carney was in Shewinigan, Quebec, where Minister of Innovation Francois-Philippe Champagne

endorsed him. The Liberal Party has decided that another candidate, MP Chandra Arya, will not be allowed to run. Canada is among a number of countries calling for urgent de-escalation of the fighting in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 is marching on the city of Goma. 13 UN and Southern African peacekeepers have been killed, and there are fears this could trigger a bigger regional war.

Anna Cunningham has the latest. The Tutsi-led rebel group M23, known for its extreme violence, has been closing in Angoma, a city of a million people that has seen thousands arrive after fleeing violence elsewhere. Reports say roads leading to the airport have been closed. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie is calling on all parties to immediately end hostilities, withdraw from occupied areas and fully commit to a peaceful resolution. The UK and France echoing the same at an emergency UN Security Council meeting.

The DLC accuses Rwanda of fuelling the violence, backing the rebel group in a bid to gain control of rich mineral deposits, something Kigali denies. Tonight, the fate of the city of Goma and its inhabitants remains unclear. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Italy's Navy is taking 49 migrants picked up in international waters to detention facilities in Albania.

Prime Minister Giorgia Miloni's government has built two reception centers in Albania in hopes of diverting migrants to a non-EU country. Human rights groups have slammed the agreement as a dangerous precedent that conflicts with international laws. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fege.