The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 21:00 EDT

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When debts got you, you've got us. Give Credit Counseling Society a call today. Visit NoMoreDets.org. From CBC News, the World is Hour. I'm Neil Kumar. Russia and Ukraine are trading drone attacks. Ukrainian officials say more than 10 Russian drones were flying over Kiev, while Russia's defence ministry says it has intercepted around 100 Ukrainian drones.

It's just one day after Russia launched a massive attack on Kiev. All this as the two countries are exchanging hundreds of prisoners. Philip Lee Shanak reports. Russia launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles during a widespread attack on Ukraine. Dozens of people were injured in the capital Kiev in one of the biggest aerial assaults since the war began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says National Defense Forces were able to shoot down six of the 14 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones. And he blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for prolonging the war. This requires a reaction, a tough reaction from everyone in the world who wants the war

to end, he says. The airstrikes came as Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners, as agreed to in talks between the two sides in Turkey. Russia said the next step would be exchanging conditions for both sides to agree to ending hostilities, but Ukraine has called the offer a stalling tactic and has demanded an unconditional ceasefire before negotiations begin. Philip LeShannok, CBC News, Toronto. A jury has found an Ontario man guilty of first degree murder in the 2023 death of a

provincial police officer. Elaine Belfoy was also convicted of the attempted murder of the two other officers. Sergeant Eric Mueller went to Belfoy's home after a concerned neighbor called for a wellness check. Mueller was killed when Belfoy repeatedly fired his rifle. Bill Dixon is a spokesperson for the Ontario Provincial Police. Today's verdict reinforces our focus on what Sergeant Mueller stood for, and on wavering commitment to the community, to his family, and to the safety and protection of others.

It also acknowledges the life-changing impact felt by Provincial Constables Mark Lozan and Francois Guimard-Chazelin. Crucial evidence in the case came from the body cameras worn by the officers. Four high school students and a school staffer are dead after a multi-vehicle collision east of London, Ontario. They were in an SUV that collided with a transport truck, which then smashed into a second SUV. Their school board says they were in London for a sporting event. Police say they're continuing to investigate the Friday afternoon collision. A fire that has ravaged an area twice the size of Winnipeg may have also destroyed an

important habitat. Experts fear a herd of endangered caribou may never be able to recover from the loss. Ian Freese has the details. Woodland caribou have found their home in the dense, mature forests of southeastern Manitoba. But a fierce wildfire is putting their habitat at risk. It doesn't bode well for the health of the population long term. Ecologist Daniel Dupont has studied this caribou herd for years. He says the 100,000 hectare fire at Nopeming Provincial Park comes at a

terrible time calving season. The area that the fire passed through, it passed through that core area where this herd uses to calve. That will leave any surviving caribou scrambling to find an established forest. The Noapamang area is the habitat to between 40 to 60 caribou. They need a mature forest. The province says it hasn't received reports of any caribou deaths yet, but the government is promising to review how it manages the species after this wildfire is under control. Ian Frays, CBC News, Winnipeg. A dissident Iranian director has won one of cinema's top prizes. For La Palme d'Or, a simple accident of Jafar Panahee.

French actor, Juliette Binoche, announces Jafar Panahee as the winner of the Pomme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. For his latest movie, it was just an accident. Over his long career, Panahee has been imprisoned multiple times, and government censorship has often forced him to work in secret. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.