The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/11 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/11 at 11:00 EDT

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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 is our. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. A jubilant crowd filled St. Peter's Square to watch Pope Leo's first Sunday address. He called on Catholics to support young people in joining the priesthood and religious life. He also called for an end to all war, urged for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages.

He also called for a peace deal for Ukraine and welcomed the India and Pakistan ceasefire. He ended with a plea for what and welcomed the India and Pakistan ceasefire. He ended with a plea for what he called the miracle of peace. U.S. President Donald Trump is praising the leaders of Pakistan and India for agreeing to that ceasefire following days of cross-border attacks in and around the Kashmir region. Trump says the U.S. helped broker the deal, but India says otherwise. Nihar Punia reports. This is twice in two days that he's posted on social media. First where he broke the news of the ceasefire before India or Pakistan could confirm it. Now he's posted on social media

promising to help find a solution to Kashmir, a problem that he says has been around for thousands of years and also a promise of more trade with the US. As far as this offer to mediate on Kashmir is concerned, it's not the first time Trump has offered to do this. It's something that India has never welcomed. It says Kashmir is a bilateral issue. So that's certainly set to rub New Delhi the wrong way. But for now, it appears that Trump is very keen on ensuring that the world knows that the

US have a role to play in working out this ceasefire even though India says that no third party was involved. CBC's Neha Punia reporting from New Delhi. Just ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump to the Middle East this week, Iran and the US conducted a fourth round of negotiations today over Tehran's nuclear program. The round of talks took place in Oman again. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson is describing them as difficult but useful. To the war in Ukraine, the Russian president says he's willing to have direct talks but wants

it done on his own timetable. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling this a positive sign. The CBC's Anna Cunningham has more. This televised address from the Kremlin at 2 a.m. Moscow time took everyone by surprise. President Vladimir Putin criticizing European powers, saying they spoke in a boorish manner, sidestepping the 30-day unconditional ceasefire plan proposed by Ukraine's allies with approval by US President Donald Trump due to start Monday, the Russian president put forward his own plan, calling for direct talks with Ukraine Thursday in Istanbul. Putin says he wants to address the root causes of the conflict that is likely to be his opposition

to Ukraine moving closer to Europe and its desire to be a NATO member country. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world and a new report suggests the region could be facing another mega quake soon. Patrick Falk tells us how the country is bolstering its early warning system. A government report released earlier this month warns the chances of a mega quake are high. It says accumulating pressure along a seabed known as the Nankai Trough could result in a once-in-a-century shock with devastating consequences.

It's precisely the scenario Professor Usamu Takahashi from the Tokyo University of Science has spent years trying to prevent. A pioneer of quake resistant architecture, he uses materials that offer better protection against tremors. This is a cell phone tower made of carbon. It is flexible and can withstand the shaking of an earthquake like a willow tree. But to reinforce all buildings in Japan would take years and carry a high cost. The government is launching a resilience plan in 2026. Hopes are the country will be ready in time the next time disaster strikes. Patrick Falk for CBC News, Tokyo.

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.