The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/13 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: February 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/13 at 07:00 EST

What does a mummified Egyptian child, the Parthenon marbles of Greece and an Irish giant all have in common? They are all stuff the British stole. Maybe. Join me, Mark Fennell, as I travel around the globe uncovering the shocking stories of how some, let's call them ill-gotten, artifacts made it to faraway institutions. Spoiler, it was probably the British. Don't miss a brand new season of Stuff the British Style. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.

Canada is joining Ukraine's European allies in insisting that Kiev be involved in any talks aimed at ending the war against Russia. It follows yesterday's telephone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump is saying that Putin wants the war to end, and Washington will soon be opening peace talks with Moscow. Crystal Gmancing has more.

It's not Americans who protected Ukraine three years ago when Russia started full-scale invasion. It was not American marines who stopped Russians near Kiev. It was the Ukrainians. Ukrainian MP Alexei Gontrenko says Ukraine will not be sidelined in talks about its future and ending the war. That conviction was echoed today by NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels, including Canada's Bill Blair.

It is essential from our perspective that Ukraine must be part of that negotiation and that we're going to continue to support them, to enable them to be in the strongest possible position to achieve that just and sustainable peace. Gontorenko also wants sustainable peace, but says giving up Ukrainian territory is not acceptable. No, it will never happen, never ever.

NATO is also feeling the pressure from the U.S. for Alliance members to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Canada's premiers are insisting their joint visit to Washington yesterday was a success. And while they did get into the White House, there was no meeting with President Trump. Kate McKenna has more. Ontario Premier Doug Ford left the White House saying he and the other premiers had positive meetings with two top Trump staffers, Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Blair and senior hiring advisor Sergio Gore.

It just shows the relationship that we have and they've said it numerous times, how they respect Canada. But that respect was not on display after the meeting when Blair posted on social media saying he'd take the premier's comments about not wanting to become the 51st state back to the president, but also that he didn't agree with their position, and that the best way to understand what President Trump plans to do is to take what he says at face value.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc also met with Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Letnick. He shared what's being done to boost border security. We spoke about the appointment of our Fentanyl Tsar, who will be in Washington in a few days. Some premiers are staying in Washington to continue holding meetings, trying to flood the zone with the big anti-tariff push. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Washington.

As many as 25 people, including children, have been injured after a vehicle was driven today into a crowd in Munich, Germany. Police say some of the injured are in serious condition. There's no details at this point, but police are calling it a deliberate attack. The city is under heavy security as it prepares to host an international security summit. Among those attending tomorrow's summit are US Vice President J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Here in Canada, depending on where you are, the odds are you're either in a deep freeze or in the middle of a major winter snowstorm. But in California, it's heavy rain. And coming after the recent wildfires, that's a problem.

Steve Futterman reports. Steve Futterman reports. Five weeks after the Southern California fires, heavy rains are the worry today. With the foothills and mountains in the fire areas now without any vegetation, there is fear that there could be landslides, mudslides and debris flows. Those who live in vulnerable areas are concerned. This man lives in fire ravaged Pacific Palisades. The Palisades, of course, there are many types of homes that are on severe slopes and that

could be a big problem for them. The first rains came yesterday, but they were relatively light. The National Weather Service forecasts much more severe storms today and tomorrow. This rain event does present a higher risk to our residents particularly those that are living within the burn scar areas. LA County Sheriff Robert Luna says officials are prepared. Our search and rescue teams, volunteers on patrol and incident management teams have all placed on standby. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.