The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/12 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/12 at 13:00 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 Stephanie Scanderis. We achieved a total reset with China. U.S. President Donald Trump announcing an agreement with China to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs. For 90 days the U.S. will cut the extra tariffs it imposed on Chinese imports in April. They'll fall from 145% to 30%. Chinese duties on U.S.

imports will fall from 125% to 10%. I think it's going to be fantastic for China. I think it's going to be fantastic for us. And I think it's going to be great for unification and peace. The agreement does not affect tariffs on cars, steel, aluminum, and pharmaceuticals. This trade war between the world's biggest economies had shaken markets and sparked fears of a recession.

Today, markets rose in reaction to the news. The last living American hostage abducted by Hamas is now in Israeli custody. Edon Alexander was serving at an Israeli military base near the Gaza border when he was taken in the October 7 attacks. It was the best news that we read for 584 days. This is a new day. Alexander's relatives, including Doron Zexer, say they're thankful for U.S. efforts. Washington negotiated the handover with Hamas without Israeli involvement. Hamas says the release was a gesture of goodwill in efforts to revive ceasefire talks

and the delivery of humanitarian aid. Israel has blockaded Gaza for two months. A report from the world's leading monitor on hunger says the entire population of 2.1 million people is now at risk of famine. India's prime minister says he will retaliate if a fragile ceasefire with Pakistan is violated. The nuclear armed neighbors agreed on a pause in fighting after blows were exchanged last week. Fighting was sparked by a deadly attack in disputed region of Kashmir, which India linked to Pakistan. Rebecca Bundon has more. Terrorism, zero tolerance. Addressing the nation for the first time following India's military operation last week, India's

Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a warning to Pakistan, saying he's watching closely. New Delhi accuses the country of funding terrorism, something Islamabad denies. The two countries were locked in military clashes for days last week until a ceasefire was reached on Saturday. President Donald Trump says the US brokered the agreement and has offered to work with both countries on a solution for the long disputed Kashmir region. Modi says that India is only willing to talk to Islamabad about terrorism and what he referred to as Pakistan occupiedoccupied Kashmir.

Rebecca Bunzen for CBC News, Mumbai. The trial of rapper Sean Diddy Combs has begun in New York City. Combs has pleaded not guilty to a number of charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. Singer-songwriter Jaguar Wright is not part of this trial, but she was one of the first to speak out against Combs. I'm glad it's not just me anymore. I'm glad it's someone else. I'm glad there are other people who need to be heard. A jury was selected earlier today and opening statements are now underway. To Alberta now. I am very proud to announce that we have an official referendum question.

Jeff Rath is with the Alberta Prosperity Project. The group is hoping to organize a referendum on Alberta's independence from Canada. Rath says the question he hopes to put to people is, do you agree that the province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province of Canada. Yes or no? Rath is urging Albertans to vote for separation. We will bring an end to all federal regulation in the province of Alberta. No more emissions caps, no more production caps, no more federal gun grabs, no more silly interference with our lives on an ongoing basis. Anytime a liberal wakes up and has a whim in the middle of the night

as to what they're going to do to make Albertans lives miserable next. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.