The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/18 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/18 at 21:00 EDT

You don't have to face debt alone. We're here to help you regain control of your finances with trusted solutions. Visit Canada.ca slash debt dash solutions and take control today. A message from the Government of Canada. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. The White House says it has taken what it calls the first step towards peace in Ukraine. The statement comes after a highly anticipated

phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meantime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes peace, but he wants to be involved in any talks. Breyer Stewart reports. The call between the two leaders lasted for two and a half hours. At the end of it, Russia's president announced that he had agreed to a limited ceasefire, which would halt attacks on energy infrastructure for 30 days. The White House also says that negotiations around a maritime ceasefire aimed at stopping attacks on the Black Sea will begin immediately

Well, Washington says these moves should be considered a step towards peace It falls far short of what the u.s. Had been pushing for and what Ukraine had already agreed to a month-long Truce across the entire frontline Yeah, I don't show what the bomb or Vladimir Zelensky says will he supports a stop to attacks on energy infrastructure. He doesn't want talks about Ukraine to happen without Kiev. Briar Stewart, CBC News, London. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says from now on negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas will happen only under fire. He says the overnight

strikes in Gaza were just the beginning. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says those Israeli strikes killed more than 400 people, but those numbers don't distinguish between Hamas militants and Palestinian civilians. Chris Reyes has reaction from the United Nations. Our worst fears materialized. Chris Reyes has reaction from the United Nations. The UN's Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher briefed the Security Council on the aftermath. Fletcher reported many of those killed are women and children. Israel is defending its actions and justifying its strikes against Hamas.

Israel Deputy UN Ambassador Jonathan Miller. Instead of asking why Hamas continues to prolong this war, instead of asking these questions, certain members choose instead to malign Israel. Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour called on the council to hold Israel accountable. Stop this criminal action. Stop them from denying our people food in the month of Ramadan. Act.

The U.S. sided with Israel and called on the council to condemn Hamas. The IDF confirmed that the strikes killed a Hamas leader in Gaza. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. Mark Carney says his government is ready to ensure the security of Canada's north. The prime minister announced nearly $7 billion in funding on his trip to Iqaluit, most of it for new measures. Canada is strong when we build constructive nation-to-nation partnerships and it's strong when we work with Inuit, Métis and First Nations communities across the north and across the country and that's why Canada's new government is taking action to protect the North, affirm our sovereignty,

but to also develop our potential. Carney also announced more than $500 million for infrastructure funding in the North. Alberta Health Services is warning travellers about potential measles exposure on a flight from Toronto to Calgary. It says a passenger on a Flair Airlines flight on March 8th has a confirmed case. Dr. Sid Thakur works at the Alberta Children's Hospital. It's a perfect storm of a very contagious virus and with people that are not as vaccinated, the same numbers as we had before, I think we are going to see pockets of it increasing over the next

one to two weeks. The Public Health Agency of Canada says more than 200 cases have already been reported across the country. And splashdown, crew nine, back on Earth. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunny Williams are home after being stranded on the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule softly entered the waters off the Florida coast surrounded by curious dolphins. Their arrival coming nine months after a bungled test flight was expected to be an eight-day mission. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.