The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 10:00 EDT

So lately, I've been really blown away by how locked in Canadians are to political news. I'm Jamie Poisson, host of the daily news podcast Frontburner. And while the election's over, that does not mean that people are done with politics. Quite the opposite, really. So if you're curious about how our country will navigate this divided and crucial moment in our history, listen to Frontburner. We've got you covered on that and a wide range of other top ofof-mind stories as well. Follow Frontburner wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.

Ukrainian prisoners reunite with their loved ones after being released by Russia. They're part of an ongoing prisoner exchange between Kiev and Moscow. The first stage of the swap saw the sides release 390 prisoners each. Today, Russia said 307 more prisoners each were exchanged. This just hours after Russia launched a mass strike on Ukraine's capital. just hours after Russia launched a mass strike on Ukraine's capital. Explosions lit up the sky over Kiev during the massive overnight attack. Ukrainian officials say at least 15 people were injured during the drone and missile strikes.

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to slap a 50 percent tariff on EU goods is generating a lot of reaction in Europe. At stake billions of dollars and potentially thousands of jobs. Dominic Vellaitis has that story. The European Commission, which oversees trade for the EU's 27 member countries, is refusing to back down. With the bloc's trade chief Maros Szeciwicz calling on Washington to show Europeans respect, adding the EU is ready to defend its interests. Some on the continent are already calling for de-escalation.

Others, like Poland's deputy economy minister, Michal Baranowski, believe Trump's latest tariff threat is nothing more than a negotiating ploy. I'm sure we'll get a good deal. I see this as another step. The EU is one of America's largest trading partners, but talks between the two have stalled with Trump complaining they were going nowhere. With both sides digging in, the risk of a costly trade conflict looms on the horizon. Dominic Velaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Israel is now allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza, but at the same time it's continuing

its intense military offensive there. Rachel Cummings is the humanitarian team leader in Gaza for Save the Children. It's a desperate situation and everywhere we look we will see children with empty bowls looking for food, children with empty bottles looking for water. The whole of Gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance. Now whatever Save the Children can do, we will do, but we know also that is a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed for everybody here. Israel says about 300 trucks of aid have entered Gaza in the past few days,

but the UN says so far only about a third of those deliveries have reached warehouses for distribution. Families of people killed in crashes involving two Boeing 737 MAX planes are condemning a deal between the company and the US Justice Department. The agreement will see Boeing pay more than a billion dollars in fines and compensation to the families, and avoid prosecution for misleading authorities about the safety of the flight control system. 346 people died in crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019. While the climate is changing, weather patterns are shifting

and it's affecting the Great Lakes. A new cross-border report highlights a need for a lot more winter science. Bob Beken reports. I find that the Great Lakes are treated like a second-class science. Scientist Marguerite Zinopoulos from Trent University is one of the authors of the report. It addresses research gaps and urges enhancements for more winter monitoring and surveillance. Sinopolis says it wasn't until around 10 years ago the science community realized algae still grows under ice cover and that the Great Lakes ecosystems are teeming with life in the coldest months, affecting all seasons. For the longest time, we actually thought lakes were dormant in the winter. So the ice would come on, life was still or sleeping.

Almost all monitoring on the lakes is done during the spring, summer and early fall when there's easier access to research vessels and equipment like buoys. Wintertime is considered to be a more complicated time to study the Great Lakes because of their size and the danger they pose researchers. The report has been two years in the making and has been forwarded to the U.S. and Canadian governments in hopes of securing additional and specific winter science funding. Bob Becken, CBC News, Windsor, Ontario. And that is The World This Hour. Thanks for listening.