The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/25 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: February 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/25 at 08:00 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.

The four candidates looking to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and Prime Minister faced off last night on the debate stage. For Christia Freeland, Frank Bayless, Carina Gould and Mark Carney, the French language debate was the first opportunity for a joint discussion on the campaign's key issues. But in the end, the issue was Mark Carney's French. Janice McGregor has more. Before the debate was even over, conservatives pounced

on one moment in particular when Carney intended to say he agreed with the point Frank Bayless had made about Hamas, but it came out as Carney saying, we agree with Hamas. Freeland, standing beside him, had to jump in and clarify what he meant so the error didn't stand. Here's how Carney and Bayless summed it up for reporters. I said that we all were in agreement against Hamas, or at least the intention. We all get tripped up in different second language or third languages and that. I'm absolutely certain Mr. Carney did not mean to say he supported Hamas in any way. At several points in the debate, rather than leave him to suffer for his miscommunication,

Christopher Freeland intervened to help Carney get his message out. Now that's very helpful behavior for a loyal lieutenant, but it's going to be interesting to see what liberal supporters make of these two rivals looking so chummy. Their debate ended with a hug, not a handshake. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Amid fears the Trump administration is looking to pull its support for the Ukrainian war effort, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is announcing plans to increase his country's military spending at a rate not seen since the end of the Cold War. Starmer says the initial increase will see defense spending reach 2.5% of GDP by the

end of the current parliament, and then it will hit three percent in the next. Meanwhile, after a White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared last night on Fox News, and he says he's hopeful the war in Ukraine will soon come to an end. First, to have a truth, I think it could be done in the weeks to come. During this period of time, we negotiate on security guarantees, land and territories, and it will be the responsibility of the Ukrainian President's reconstruction.

Aaron M. The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Karim Khan is issuing a warning as armed rebels continue to capture territory in the country's eastern region. Hundreds of people are reportedly dead, thousands injured, and the message has to be conveyed very clearly. Any armed group, any armed forces, any allies of armed groups or armed forces don't have a blank check. They must comply with international humanitarian law. S1C1. Congo's prime minister says over the past month, more than 7,000 people have been

killed since M23 rebels took control of the province's capital of Goma. We're getting more details now on Sunday's attempted murder of a six-year-old boy in Halifax, and it includes the fact that the suspect in the attack was known to police. Kayla Hounsell reports. Kayla Hounsell reports. It happened in the middle of the afternoon on a busy transit thoroughfare in downtown Halifax. A six-year-old boy stabbed multiple times, attacked by someone he doesn't know,

taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. It's a very, very tragic incident. Halifax regional police constable Martin Cromwell says officers were called around 1.20 Sunday. Police say one of the boy's parents was instrumental in ensuring the suspect remained on scene. in ensuring the suspect remained on scene. Investigators have charged 19-year-old Elliott Chorny with attempted murder and possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace. Crown attorney Michael Cody is prosecuting the case.

I confirm these are very serious allegations, of course very tragic. Court documents show Chorny is also facing a previous assault charge. Nova Scotia Health says she was allegedly involved in an incident at a Halifax hospital last month. Kayla Hounsell, CBC News, Halifax. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.