The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: March 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 20:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Peter Dock. One day after American President Donald Trump berated Vladimir Zelensky at the White House,

the Ukrainian president got a much warmer reception in Britain. Tomorrow, he'll meet with European and NATO leaders to discuss Ukraine's future. CBC reporter Richard Madden has more. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky getting a warm welcome in London after yesterday's diplomatic disaster in Washington. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeting him at 10 Downing. You have full backing across the United Kingdom. We stand with you, with Ukraine, for as long as it may. Zelensky has been invited to meet King Charles and come to Sunday's European Defense Summit, also to be attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where Ukraine's security and how to end its war against Russia

has become the urgent new focus. We come to your support. This is in stark contrast to Friday's shocking blowout between Zelensky and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Don't tell us what we're going to feel. Democrat Senator Chris Murphy believes it was a setup. It was a planned ambush designed to embarrass President Zelensky in order to benefit Vladimir Putin. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington. In Berlin, about 800 Russian protesters marched past the Russian embassy. They denounced Russian

President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump after Trump publicly berated Ukraine's president at the White House. Trump tries to impose its will for Ukrainian people, and it's completely unacceptable. We stand with Ukraine. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was part of that protest. In other international news, Israel says it will adopt a ceasefire proposal from American

Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff that would last through Ramadan and Passover until mid-April. He calls for half the hostages to be released on the first day dead or alive. There is no word on whether Hamas will adopt it. In Turkey, after 40 years of bloody conflict, the outlawed Kurdish group PKK has declared a ceasefire with the state. It comes after the group's jailed leader called on members to lay down their arms. The Kurdistan Workers' Party has been fighting for autonomy and Kurdish minority rights in Turkey since the 1980s. Turkey considers it a terrorist group. It's also designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union and United States. In India, border police carry out a rescue operation after an avalanche hit the state

of Uttarakhand. At least four people are confirmed dead and 57 workers are believed to be buried under the snow. In France's Reunion Island territory in the Indian Ocean, people are clearing down trees and debris after cyclone Garance hit. It left four people dead and caused extensive damage. One hundred fifty-five kilometer an hour winds damaged the power grid, leaving 160,000 customers with no electricity. 10 percent of the population has no drinking water. And one of Canada's longest serving MPs

is retiring. Prince Edward Island MP and Agriculture Minister Lawrence McAuley says after 36 years, it's time. CBC reporter Wayne Thibodeau has more. Lawrence McCauley gets emotional as he tries to say the words. I will not be seeking the nomination in the Kurdish... Oh God. This afternoon in front of what is expected to be a packed hall of supporters, the PEIMP will officially announce he's retiring. McCauley was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 and has been re-elected 11 consecutive times. It's a tough decision, but the time has come.

McAuley is known as a grassroots politician, a farmer and businessman, known for attending birthday and anniversary parties and church suppers in his riding, usually with his wife, Frances, by his side. I often say she could drive a combine and milk cows and have dinner with the queen. McCauley says he has few regrets. Wayne Tobito, CBC News, St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.