The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 03:00 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 Claude Fague. We begin in Ukraine. The sounds of explosions in Kiev, Russia carried out a large-scale late-night attack that ran into Saturday morning. Ukraine's military says Russia fired 250 long-range drones on Ukraine, including the main target, the capital city, with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city, forcing many Kyeefe residents to take shelter in underground

subway stations. According to local authorities, the attacks injured at least 14 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, making it the largest prisoner swap since the start of the war. A judge delivered a temporary reprieve for Harvard University Friday, issuing an injunction against the White House efforts to kick international students out of the school, including some from Canada. Alexander Silberman explains.

Screaming at the United States and screaming at, you know, they're anti-Semitic or they're something. We don't want troublemakers here. U.S. 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's students, including more than 700 Canadians who would be forced to transfer to another school or lose legal status in the US. Harvard's enrollment also includes Prime Minister Mark Carney's daughter Cleo, Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Regina. US tariffs were a main topic in Ottawa Friday. 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. King Charles III arrives in Canada on Monday to give the throne speech the following day. The King's visit is meant to send a message about Canada's sovereignty, particularly as the U.S. President has mused about Canada becoming a 51st state. So will the visit work as pushback? Host of the House, Catherine Cullen, takes a closer look.

If you want to make a point about Canadian sovereignty, what better symbol than the embodiment of that sovereignty? Philippe Lagasse says the King's visit makes sense. The Carleton University professor says it's not just about asserting Canada's distinct identity. There's also Donald Trump's known admiration for the royal family. Pascal Berube is not convinced. The Parti Québécois politician is among those who have decried the visit. I don't think it's going to be afraid of Charles de Turgde. Perhaps not afraid, but will Trump take notice? Still, Patricia Treble, who writes about royalty in the crown, says the visit will be replete with truly Canadian symbols

from the flag to the RCMP. We always look at ourselves as we are separate from the United States, but in this case we are very, very different from the United States. Just how much that registers with Canadians and Trump remains to be seen. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. And you can hear more from Catherine about the King's visit and what may come of it on the house right after the 9 o'clock edition of World Report 930 in Newfoundland. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye.