The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/26 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: January 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/26 at 16:00 EST

This video is a message from a little boy named Salman. He disappeared five years ago in Syria during the war to defeat ISIS. He still hasn't been found. My name is Poonam Tineja. I'm traveling to Syria to find out what happened to Salman and the thousands of children like him lost in one of the most dangerous places on earth. From BBC Sounds and CBC podcasts, Bloodlines. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 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 Petrusic 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 are to be removed. Conservative leader Pierre Paulyv is challenging one of the front-runners 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's response? 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 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 Shawinigan, Quebec, where Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne endorsed him. The Liberal Party has decided that another candidate, MP Chandra Araya,

will not be allowed to run. Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany's AFD election campaign this weekend. The multi-millionaire tech mogul spoke publicly and supported the far-right party for the second time in as many weeks. Dominic Velaitis reports. More than 4,000 people were at the AfD's rally in Harley this weekend. The far-right party's co-leader Alice Videl was joined by her new friend.

I'm very excited for the AfD. I think you are really the best hope for Germany. Appearing by video link, the tech mogul Elon Musk spoke live about preserving German culture. It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything. During the address, Musk appeared to refer to Germany's Nazi past, telling the crowd children should not feel guilty for the sins of their parents, let alone their grandparents. And I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you. The multi-billionaire caused uproar last week when he made a gesture at Donald Trump's inauguration

rally which some compared to a Nazi salute. Dominic Vellaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Two children and one adult died in an apartment fire in Hamilton, Ontario today. When firefighters arrived, they reported heavy smoke and flames coming from a second floor unit. When they got into the apartment and put out the fire, they discovered the bodies. Another eight people were taken to hospital. An investigation into the cause of the fire is currently underway. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.