The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 23:00 EDT

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The sounds of explosions in Kiev, Russia carried out a large-scale late-night attack that carried into Saturday morning, firing a combination of drones and missiles at the capital city. According to local officials, the attacks triggered fires, scattering debris in districts throughout the city, and injured at least six people. The attacks came just hours after the two warring countries exchanged a combined 780 prisoners of war with several more expected over the weekend, which would make it the largest prisoner swap between the two countries since the start of the war. A judge delivered a temporary reprieve for Harvard University today, issuing an injunction

against the White House in their efforts to kick international students out of school, including those from Canada. Alexander Silberman explains. Screaming at the United States and screaming at their anti-Semitic or their something. We don't want troublemakers here. US President Donald Trump is pointing

to Harvard's handling of pro-Palestinian protests. The administration is demanding information on foreign students, specifically those involved in the demonstrations. Harvard has been refusing to give up any academic independence. The attempted ban is the latest escalation between the Ivy League school and the White House. The sweeping order would affect more than a quarter of Harvard students, including more than 700 Canadians who would be forced to transfer to another school or lose legal status in the U.S. Harvard's enrollment also includes Prime Minister Mark Carney's daughter Cleo.

Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Regina. Meanwhile, a U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate a return to the U.S. of a Guatemalan man erroneously deported. Brian Murphy, a U.S. district judge in Boston, issued the order today. U.S. officials have acknowledged that they made a mistake deporting the man identified in court papers as O.C.G. officials have acknowledged that they made a mistake deporting the man identified in court papers as OCG to Mexico. The Justice Department admits they erred when informing the judge that the deported man

had expressly stated he was not afraid of being sent to Mexico. U.S. tariffs were a main topic in Ottawa today. The prime minister and top officials held talks with a visiting group of American lawmakers. The two sides are hoping to improve a relationship fractured by the president's trade war and threats of annexation. Jean Shaheen is a Democratic senator from New Hampshire. We had a good discussion talking about tariffs, talking about ways in which we are cooperating militarily, talking about the importance of the economic relationship that we have, and we hope this meeting will continue very positive discussions.

President Trump has imposed tariffs against a number of Canadian products, including cars and trucks. Canada has responded with tens of billions of dollars in counter tariffs on U.S. goods. Canadian mail is still moving for now. Canada Post hopes discussion this weekend will lead to an end in the dispute. Sophia Harris reports. Renewed talks sparked hope of a resolution, which never came. Leaving workers in a legal strike position instead, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers

instructed employees to start refusing overtime work. On Wednesday, Canada Post made its latest offer. It includes a 13.5% wage increase over four years. Another sticking point, the Crown Corporation says it wants to hire part-time workers to deliver packages on the weekend to help save the corporation, which is deep in debt. John Hamilton is a Canada Post spokesperson. We're trying to bring more flexibility to our delivery model so that we can compete in the parcel business which is the only area of growth. But the union continues to resist part-time hires.

Mark Lebinski is president of the Toronto chapter. We need good stable jobs for Canadians and that's what the union strives to do. The union says is still reviewing the corporation's latest offer. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Pig. [♪upbeat music playing -♪"]