The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/10 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/10 at 05:00 EDT

How did the internet go from this? You could actually find what you were looking for right away, bound to this. I feel like I'm in hell. Spoiler alert, it was not an accident. I'm Cory Doctorow, host of Who Broke the Internet from CBC's Understood. In this four-part series, I'm going to tell you

why the internet sucks now, whose fault it is, and my plan to fix it. Find Who Broke the Internet on whatever terrible app you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Faye. To India. Sounds of explosions were ringing above the skies in Karachi earlier today. Pakistan said it launched a military operation against India targeting multiple bases including a missile storage site in northern India. Pakistan's Disaster Management Authority now says that at least 13 civilians were killed

and over 50 others injured from attacks by India in Kashmir over the past 12 hours. Both sides stated today that they are open to the de-escalation of the conflict. U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Switzerland and what comes out of it could determine the future of the global economy impacted by trade wars. Lisa Xing reports. After weeks of escalating tensions that have seen more than 100% tariffs on goods shipped between the US and China, talks are happening, reportedly initiated by the states. Chinese Vice Premier Hu Li-feng will meet with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessend and US

Trade Representative Jameson Greer in Geneva, Switzerland. A sign things could de-escalate, says Trump. Right now you can't get any higher. It's at 145. So we know it's coming down. The talks come after the US and UK announced a trade deal, a first in a worldwide tariff war that has wreaked havoc on financial markets and thrown supply chains into chaos. The door is open for talks, though China will firmly safeguard its own interests, said Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong earlier this week. Lisa Xing, CBC News, Toronto.

There may be a plan in the works to bring aid into Gaza. It's a U.S.-backed proposal that includes private companies handing out supplies. Sasha Petrrusic explains. There still remains a desperate need for humanitarian aid. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says Washington is working on a plan to deliver more food through an organization it's creating from scratch, deliberately bypassing UN agencies which Israel has accused of sheltering Hamas militants. A lot of challenges to be able to make this work.

He couldn't say when the first food will be distributed or who will be involved, except it won't be Israel. Hamas also won't be involved, who Israel accuses of hijacking and hoarding aid. The plan has been condemned by UNICEF spokesman James Elder as prioritizing Israel's military goals, not Gaza's famine. We've had more children are likely to suffer and risk death and injury as a consequence of this plan. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Toronto.

The Toronto Blue Jays are facing the Seattle Mariners this weekend. In fact, the Jays won the series opener last night 6-3. Now the games are normally sold out with thousands of Canadian Jays fans flocking south. But the opener fell about 16,000 fans short of a sellout. Yasmine Ranaya explains. I just don't feel like 100% comfortable. Vancouver resident and Toronto Blue Jays fan Julie Nimick tries to go down south every year to watch the games, but she's skipping the tradition this time amid US President

Donald Trump's tariffs, 51st state rhetoric and scrutiny at the border. A nice sunny afternoon here in Seattle. The Jays Mariner's annual showdown has long been a summer staple for Canadian baseball fans and is normally a sold out event. Yet hundreds of tickets were still on sale Friday. There are hundreds of people walking the waterfront. Not a single one of them has a Blue Jay cap or a Blue Jay sweatshirt on. Bob Donagon owns a seafood restaurant chain in Seattle. He and some 40 other business owners are trying to entice Canadians this weekend by accepting

Canadian cash or giving a 30 percent discount to those who show Canadian ID. Donigan says businesses will consider extending the Canadian discount depending on how long the travel anxieties persist. Yasmine Ranea, CBC News, Vancouver. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.