The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/24 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: February 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/24 at 09:00 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.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among 13 world leaders visiting Kyiv today. They are marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and they're promising to continue backing the Ukrainian war effort even as it appears to be losing the support of its most important ally, the United States. Chris Brown reports. This is an important day for all of us to meet. Canada's Justin Trudeau arrived on the overnight train from Warsaw along with the leaders of

Spain and several of the Baltic nations. Canada is heading up the G7 this year and in his news conference on Sunday, Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky said he wanted to get Trudeau's insights on Donald Trump, presumably on how to handle tense negotiations over the future of US assistance to Ukraine, and also about what Trump's plans for a peace deal with Russia really are. Trudeau's opening remarks here sounded like a rebuttal to some of Donald Trump's comments. He said Russia is solely responsible for the war, and without being specific, he said Canada will be part of any post-war security guarantees for Ukraine.

Once a just peace is secured, Canada stands at the ready to work with our partners around the world to provide Ukraine the security it needs for the peace to last. Chris Brown, CBC News, Kyiv. The four candidates in the race to be Canada's next liberal leader are squaring off tonight in the first of two live debates. With just two weeks to go until the winner is announced and just two days before voting gets underway, the two events are the only chance liberal supporters have to see the four candidates together on stage. The French-language debate is set for tonight.

The English-language debate goes tomorrow. Both are being held in Montreal. The Israeli military is stepping up its presence in the West Bank. And Israel's defense minister is saying this deployment could continue for at least a year and potentially longer. Sasha Petrusic has more. Tanks roll across the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than two decades. Israel's show of force against what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says

is increased activity by Hamas and other groups in refugee camps. We are fighting terror on all fronts, he says, and will stay as long as necessary. Israel ramped up its forces here in the wake of three bus bombs near Tel Aviv. The camps, home for Palestinian families originally displaced by Israel's creation in 1948, have long been strongholds for militant groups. They've now been mostly emptied by the Israeli military which has destroyed houses and torn up infrastructure, forcing 40,000 Palestinians to move. Hundreds of

fighters and civilians have been killed here in the past months. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Confusion, concern and chaos loom large today as hundreds of thousands of U.S. federal employees begin their work week. They're facing a deadline of midnight Eastern time tonight to present Elon Musk with a list of their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs. Musk is heading up the Trump administration's government efficiency department. The Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out last night in Los Angeles and with the

Oscars approaching, it's worth noting the winners. And the winner goes to... Conclave. That's a Vatican drama, Conclave, winning for Best Filmcast. With that honor and Best Picture at the BAFTAs, Conclave is on a roll heading into next week's Academy Awards. Among the other wins of note last night, Timothy Chalamet was named Best Actor for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. He takes the award over Adrian Brody in The Brutalist. All the SAG results are on our website this morning, cbcnews.ca. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.