The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 22:00 EDT

What do you see when you look around? Lively cities, growing neighborhoods, things that connect us. For those into skilled trades, it's a world they helped create. Discover more than 300 careers, paid apprenticeships, and the unmatched feeling of saying, I made that. Learn more at Canada.ca slash skilled trades. A message from the government of Canada. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Khalil Hassan Ali. Canada, along with several European countries, took part in a virtual summit on Ukraine today. As Anna Cunningham reports, the so-called Coalition of the Willing

is planning to put military pressure on Moscow. Prime Minister Mark Carney joining French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as leaders from Australia, New Zealand, European nations and EU and NATO chiefs. We agreed we will keep increasing the pressure on Russia, keep the military aid flowing to Ukraine and keep tightening restrictions on Russia's economy. Led by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, he says the group rejects Russian President Vladimir Putin's yes-but approach to a ceasefire. Starmer says his group is now moving to an operational phase. Our militaries will meet on Thursday this week here in the United Kingdom to put strong

and robust plans in place to swing in behind a peace deal. Discussions then will be about the possibility of a peacekeeping force, something Moscow rejects. The US did not take part in the meeting. President Donald Trump still sounding positive on Russia agreeing a peace deal. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. In Serbia today, thousands turned out for massive anti-government rallies. As Dominic Velajac reports, they're showing their displeasure with their president, Aleksandar Vucic.

Tens of thousands of people from across Serbia joined today's rally in the capital Belgrade. Aleks Svendanovic was among the crowds. I would like to see a change, a regime change, he says. But it's, as the English say, a long shot and it's difficult to achieve. Today's rally was probably the largest Serbia has seen for decades. It follows months of protests against the country's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic. They started after 14 people were killed when a station roof collapsed in Serbia's second city, Novi Sad. Although more than a dozen people were charged in relation to the incident, protesters are demanding greater accountability for the disaster and more government transparency.

Dominic Vlaidis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. US President Donald Trump has invoked an 18th century law to speed up mass deportations. The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is designed to quickly remove foreigners during wartime or invasion. Trump says he's using it to go after a Venezuelan gang. He accuses of carrying out an invasion acting on behalf of that country's government. In Cuba, tens of millions of people have been waiting for the power to come back on since last night. Gas power generators are picking up some of the slack after the electrical grid collapse. Grocers are using some of that power to keep food fresh. It's the latest in a series of blackouts

to hit the island, which is plagued with aging infrastructure. Cuba is under several US trade embargoes and restrictions, making it difficult to bring in supplies for repairs. Public health officials are warning Canadians about the dangers of measles as cases surge across the country. Dr. Isaac Bogosh is an infectious diseases specialist at Toronto General Hospital. We had a death related to measles last year in Canada.

The United States has had two deaths related to measles as part of this current outbreak. And even in Ontario, as part of this current outbreak, 8% of the cases have been hospitalized. So it's not just a benign routine illness that people used to get decades ago. It shouldn't be routine and it's not benign. This measles outbreak is spanning several provinces. It's the third highest number of cases since the virus was eliminated in Canada and officials expect the number to climb further. And the Hudson's Bay Company will begin liquidating stores next week. The 354-year-old retailer went into creditor protection earlier this month, owing nearly

a billion dollars to landlords and suppliers. That's the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Khalil Hassan Ali.