The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 09:00 EDT

Other People's Problems was the first podcast to take you inside real-life therapy sessions. I'm Dr. Hilary McBride, and again, we're doing something new. The ketamine really broke down a lot of my barriers. This work has this sort of immediate transformational effect. Therapy Using Psychedelics is the new frontier in mental health. Come along for the trip. Other People's Problems Season 5, available now. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Officials say Russia carried out a large-scale overnight strike on Ukraine's capital. This latest attack comes as a prisoner

exchange between the two sides continues in phases. Today, Russia said the two sides swapped 307 prisoners each. The CBC's Anna Cunningham has more. Explosions lighting up the night sky over Kyiv. Tracer fire from Ukrainian air defenses continued throughout the night. Ukraine's air force says Russia launched 250 long-range drones and 14 ballistic missiles. Smoke could be seen billowing from the top floor of one apartment block as emergency crews battled fires. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says these attacks show why the war is being dragged out. He repeated calls for stronger international sanctions on Russia to force Moscow to ceasefire.

On Friday, Russia and Ukraine started a prisoner exchange. But last night's attack on Kiev is leaving Ukrainians feeling that peace is currently out of reach. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. In Gaza, at least six people have been killed in airstrikes today as Israel maintains its military offensive in the territory. This as Israel is partially lifting its humanitarian blockade. But aid workers say there is nowhere near enough food getting to displaced Palestinians.

Rachel Cummings is with Save the Children in Gaza. Every day, I literally say it can't get any worse for children in Gaza, and every day it gets worse. So we now have a situation where not enough supplies are being allowed into Gaza, 11 weeks of no supplies being allowed into Gaza. But on top of that, since the 15th of May, over 170,000 people in Gaza have been forcibly displaced. The UN says the entire population of Gaza, 2.1 million, is at risk of famine. Europe is responding to the latest terror threat from Donald Trump. The European Union's trade commissioner says negotiations must be based on respect. The US president is frustrated with the slow progress of trade talks with Europe and

says he'll slap a 50 percent tax on all EU goods entering the U.S. Some countries suggest his threat is only a negotiating tactic. Gunn-Trump-Wolf is with Bruegel, a European economic think tank. The predictions on Trump are very difficult to do. We know that he's very volatile and we know also that he is blinking once he sees the consequences. So, indeed, I think there's significant uncertainty on whether they will happen. But Wolf says if Trump does impose the tariff, it will bring major disruption to the American

and European economies. It's day two of job action at Canada Post. With no sign, the dispute will end anytime soon. The Union's 55,000 workers were in a legal strike position as of yesterday but chose to stay on the job. They are, however, refusing to work overtime, so there may be disruptions to mail delivery. 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. 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 Lacassez 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 Berubé 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 that's The World This Hour. Thanks for listening.