The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/18 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/18 at 00:00 EDT

Cafe William wants to know what's your favorite roast? We're touring selected Metro grocers across Ontario. Come by for a tasting and find the brew that's just right for you. It's the perfect moment for great coffee. For more info, go to CafeWilliam.com. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. We begin in Rome where Prime Minister Mark Carney met with several European leaders today, including the president of the

European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. We are always there for each other. This is our experience with you and joining forces. I want to thank you. I want to thank Canada for being from day one on the staunch support of Ukraine in Russia's post-war against the country. Carney is in Rome for tomorrow's inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. A shipping accident in the East River in Brooklyn, New York has left multiple people injured, some critically. Video posted to social media shows the moment a Mexican tall ship with 277 people on board

lost its way and crashed underneath the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, shearing off the ship's mass that then fell down on deck. Wilson Aramboles is chief of special operations for the New York City Police Department. The ship was departing from Pier 17 where it was heading out to sea. The pilot, the captain that was maneuvering the ship lost, I guess, power of the ship in the current. Mechanical function caused the ship to go right into the pillar of the bridge, hitting the mass of the ship where there was a couple of sailors on top of it. Authorities confirm a total of 19 people were injured, four critically.

The Brooklyn Bridge was spared major damage. An explosion outside a fertility clinic in California is being called intentional. One person was killed and four others injured from the explosion that rocked the upscale city of Palm Springs. Several buildings were damaged, some severely. Akil Davis is with the FBI. Make no mistake, this is an intentional act of terrorism. The FBI is investigating it as such. Our joint terrorism task force is here working in lockstep with the Palm Springs Police Department, the ATF and a whole host of agencies that have already mentioned. Authorities say they have a person of interest and that the fertility clinic

was the target. No one inside the clinic was injured. To the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Cup quest is over for the Winnipeg Jets. Back to the next, second to Holly Stars! Double-tied wins the series for Dallas! As seen on CBC and Roger Sportsnet, the Dallas Stars scored on the power play early into the first overtime to beat the Jets 2-1 in Dallas to win their Western Conference Semifinal in six games. Kitchener Ontario native Mark Shieffley scored the lone goal for the Jets and carried a

heavy heart into the game following the passing of his father Brad last night. The Stars now will face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Final. Saturday marked the final of the Eurovision singing contest. The annual competition has been around for more than seven decades. This year's winner hails from Austria. Freelance reporter Daniel Rossny tells us more. ["Goxy Goxy Colnissona"]

26 acts from 26 countries performed in what is the world's most watched entertainment show. ["Goxy Goxy Colnissona"] Heavy favorites Sweden were a hit with the crowd What is the world's most watched entertainment show? Koxygolmesona Heavy favourite Sweden were a hit with the crowd in the arena, but its song Barabarabatsu by Kai failed to get enough points from either the public watching or the juries. New Day Will Rise, I forgot

Israel dominated the public vote and for a period, Yuval Raphael with her song A New Day Will Rise was leading but in the end it came down to the final country to receive its public votes 170 election! Austria's JJ and his pop-off erratic song Wasted Love He scored enough points to prevent Israel winning and so will be heading to Austria

for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in 2026. Daniel Rosny for CBC News in Basel, Switzerland. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fege.