The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/11 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/11 at 15:00 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 Julianne Hazelwood. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky says he'll be in Turkey waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin peace talks this week. It follows Donald Trump's demand that negotiations begin and his claim that Ukraine may not reach a deal. As Dominic Vallaitis reports, Moscow proposed these peace talks after Ukraine called for a ceasefire.

Posting on social media, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a positive step Russia had begun to consider ending the war with an offer of peace talks in the coming days. But Zelensky said the first step must be to agree to the US-backed unconditional ceasefire from tomorrow, as announced yesterday by European leaders, including those of Britain, France, Germany and Poland. The demand wasn't addressed directly by Vladimir Putin during his late night press conference. The Russian leader instead called for direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey this coming Thursday, a proposal applauded by US President Donald Trump, but one Ukraine and its European allies

say will only happen if Russia agrees to a ceasefire first. Dominic Velaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. In Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar issued a warning today, accusing Hamas of misusing aid. It used it to feed its war machine. It used it to retain its strong position at the expense of the civilian population. If the aid continues to go to Hamas and not to the people of Gaza, the war will continue forever.

He went on to say he supports the U.S. aid plan for Gaza, which would involve Israeli soldiers establishing a secure distribution sites inside the territory from which groups, including non-profits, would distribute food and aid. The idea has already faced sharp criticism from UNICEF, saying the plan would increase would distribute food and aid. The idea has already faced sharp criticism from UNICEF, saying the plan would increase suffering for children and families. Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza since early March. Pope Leo called for an end to that war in Gaza and the release of all hostages

during his first Sunday mass in St. Peter's Square. Dear brothers and sisters, have a good Sunday. Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. He called on Catholics to support young people in joining the priesthood and religious life. Leo also welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan and expressed wishes for a peace deal in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. He ended with a plea for what he called the miracle of peace. A former Trump White House trade official says the U.S. president's fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada are likely the first to be dropped. That refers to tariffs on goods that are not compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade

agreement. Kate Kalukowicz says the prime minister was on the right track at his meeting with Donald Trump by raising Canada's progress on reducing the flow of illegal narcotics across the border. It's obvious that both Canada and Mexico have made tremendous progress when it comes to the president's asks on fentanyl and the border security issues. So to me, it would make a lot of sense if we saw some movement on that in the near term. Caloukowitz says she believes U she believes US tariffs on Canadian-made steel, aluminum, and vehicles will take longer to resolve. RCMP in Nova Scotia

scaled back the extensive search for two missing children in Pictou County earlier this week. The search operation has been called off with no sign of either four-year-old Jack or six-year-old Lily Sullivan. Robert Keester is an expert on searching for missing people. Keister explains some of the difficulties in finding a missing person. Another reason is while they're conducting the search, a split occurs in the area,

so they didn't cover that particular chunk of territory. And the final reason is it can just be darn hard to spot people out in the woods, especially with children. They can crawl into small, tight places that are obscured from view. They can be very difficult to find. Police believe it's unlikely the children are alive, but a missing person's investigation continues. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julie-Ann Hazelwood.