The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 08:00 EDT

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is responding to that plea. He's hosting today's virtual summit at the so-called Coalition of the Willing. 25 nations, including Canada, are part of the effort to get Russia to agree to a ceasefire. CBC reporter Anna Cunningham has more. This virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing is being attended by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and leaders from Europe as well as the heads of NATO and the EU Commission. Led from London by the British Prime Minister Kirstama, it's focused on securing concrete commitments to ensure Ukraine's future security.

He's interested in a ceasefire on his conditions, says former Putin ally and ex-Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kassanoff. But he says the idea of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine remains problematic for Putin. He could potentially agree just for instance Indian and Brazilians friendly countries, but not from NATO nations, not from Europe. This meeting will also discuss further global economic pressures that can be used on Russia. Stama says if Russia finally comes to the table, Ukraine's allies must be ready to monitor a ceasefire to ensure it's a serious and enduring peace.

Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Israel's Prime Minister will gather his top aides and security officials later today. A briefing is expected with the negotiating team that was in Doha for ceasefire talks this week. CBC reporter Crystal Gumansing has the latest. HAZEM KASIM, HAMAZ FORMER COUNCIL FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES HAZEM KASIM, HAMAZ FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES FORCES

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We're sitting around as the world sort of accepting that it's normal and okay for you to go into a place, kidnap babies, kidnap teenagers, kidnap people that have nothing to do with any wars, that are not soldiers, that are not anything, and taking them and putting them in tunnels for almost a year and a half. Netanyahu is under pressure to stop Hamas from being a threat to Israel in the future and bring back all of the hostages while not doing anything that could put the 24 believed to still be alive in Gaza at greater risk of death. The Prime Minister is set to meet with his security team and top

advisors this evening. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Jerusalem. Defense Minister Bill Blair says Canada is re-examining its planned purchase of American-made F-35 fighter jets. Prime Minister Mark Carney's new government is under intense pressure to ditch the $19 billion deal in light of President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada and the ongoing trade war. CBC's Murray Brewster reports. The F-35 has long been the preferred choice of the Air Force to replace its aging CF-18s. In June 2023, the federal government, under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed a contract with U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin to buy 88 F-35s. Canada has already put down

its money for the first 16 F-35s, but is now considering backing out of the rest of the order. But we are also examining other alternatives, whether we need all of those fighter jets to be F-35s. The Swedish-manufactured Saab Gripen placed second to the F-35 in the Canadian fighter jet competition. Blair hinted strongly the federal government will look at the proposal again. Canada isn't alone in reconsidering the F-35 purchase. Portugal signaled this week it was dropping its program, citing the reliability of the US as an ally. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. And the RCMP say one person is dead and another has been rescued after an avalanche was triggered

near the Lake Louise ski resort in Alberta. According to a Parks Canada report, the avalanche happened near Piperstone Bowl. Two people were skiing in the area at 3 p.m. local time yesterday when one of them triggered the avalanche. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.