The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/10 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/10 at 07:00 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 Gina Louise Phillips. We begin in Kashmir, where violence between India and Pakistan is growing along the line of control. That's the de facto border separating the two countries. Each side is accusing the other of ramping up attacks. Reporter Nihal Punia is following developments from New Delhi.

Well, you know, we've seen another day in New Delhi and Islamabad, not just trading charges but also firing drones and missiles across their borders. We've seen India's foreign ministry say that Pakistan has in a provocative move carried out air intrusions and harassment attacks, as it's calling it, using long-range and high-speed missiles along with fighter jets to target 26 locations in north and western India, including India says attacks on civilian infrastructure. Pakistan denying this, it's saying it had no choice but to launch an operation against India because it's been attacked for several days now.

And Islamabad is claiming that New Delhi has attacked three air bases, destroyed one airport, and Pakistan has now closed its airspace till Sunday. The U.S. is offering to mediate, saying direct communication is key. European leaders are rallying behind Ukraine. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Keir Stammer. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Germany are in Kiev today meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They're pushing to secure a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine.

So far, Moscow has refused to agree to the terms. In Australia, authorities are saying they're able to fight crime better by using artificial intelligence to monitor security footage. But as Phil Mercer reports, critics say it threatens privacy. We did want them to know that our camera work wasn't just for show. John Raven is the mayor of Logan. The city in the Australian state of Queensland has, for the past year, been using artificial intelligence to monitor its network of security cameras.

Once you've got someone the police are interested in, they can tag that person in the system and can actually monitor their movements across the city. In Melbourne, the police already use AI. The city's mayor, Nick Rees, as a review of its security systems will establish if the technology could deter street brawls and vandalism. A lot of major sporting grounds around the country that they're now using AI technology to help detect troublemakers and deter crime and also solve crimes as well.

The privacy commissioner has expressed significant concern about the practices of AI technology used in facial recognition. Privacy campaigner Lizzie O'Shea says Australian regulators are worried that AI and an expansion of surveillance cameras could erode the rights of individuals. Phil Masa for CBC News, Sydney. The Toronto Blue Jays are facing off against the Seattle Mariners this weekend and the games are normally sold out but this year many Canadians are choosing not to go because of Canada-U.S. tensions. Yasmine Renea has more.

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 Mariners 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 Donigan 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% discount to those who show Canadian ID. Donegan says businesses will consider extending the Canadian discount depending on how long the travel anxieties persist.

Yasmine Ranet at CBC News, Vancouver. And that is The World This Hour. Remember you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.