The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/15 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/15 at 12:00 EDT

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least seven people are dead after an Iranian missile strike in the city of Bayamon. Emergency crews are digging through the wreckage looking for victims and survivors. Sixty-one buildings were affected in strikes overnight. At one point, there were more than 30 people reported missing, but that number has been reduced to three. This is the third day Iran and Israel have been firing missiles at each other. Iran says oil depots have been hit, but that the damage is under control. Air raid sirens have been sounding in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

This as the Israeli military confirms that Iran launched more missiles towards Israel today. U.S. President Donald Trump is posting on social media this morning saying there will be peace between Israel and Iran soon, and that many calls and meetings are taking place. A key Iranian ally is commenting on this latest conflict with Israel. Russian President Vladimir Putin is denouncing Israel's action and calling for restraint from both sides. The escalating conflict was the topic of a phone call between Putin and his US counterpart. Dominic Velaitis has more.

The call between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin lasted for 50 minutes. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, Putin condemned the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressed concern about the risks of escalation. Trump's account of the conversation included what amounted to his first explicit appeal for the hostilities to end. In a post on social media, Trump also said he told Putin his war in Ukraine should also

end. According to the Kremlin, Putin told the US president that Russia was ready to continue negotiations with Ukraine later this month. But it was undoubtedly the conflict in the Middle East which dominated the call. According to the Kremlin, the two leaders did not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Iran's nuclear programme. Dominic Vitus for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. There are multiple deaths and injuries reported following a bridge collapse in India, the collapse occurring at a popular tourist destination in India's western Maharashtra state. At least six of the injuries are considered critical.

Leaders of the world's richest democracies, the group of seven, begin arriving in Cananascus, Alberta today for what could be the organization's most consequential summit. The leaders meet amid the threat of a full-blown war between Israel and Iran, and as the Trump administration wages a trade war on friend and foe alike. Murray Brewster has a preview. I think the stakes are significant. Gordon Holden is a former Canadian diplomat and political science professor at the University of Alberta,

who says the Trump administration's imposition of tariffs is destabilizing trading relationships between allies within the G7. Holden says for the sake of the Canadian economy, Prime Minister Mark Carney has a tightrope to walk inside that meeting room. It may feel good to publicly push back, but at a certain point, while standing our ground, we need to try and find some common ground.

Senator Peter Beame, Canada's former G7 Deputy Minister, says from his experience, managing Trump can be done. It's not like everyone is close to fisticuffs or anything. It's a very cordial atmosphere and you can agree to disagree. Expectations are the summit will produce a series of action statements on issues where the countries can agree. The war in Ukraine will be discussed but it's the escalating attacks between Israel and Iran now high on the agenda.

Marie Brewster, CBC News, Banff, Alberta. And finally, Team Mercedes parked itself on the front row at the Montreal Grand Prix. George Russell claimed the pole for a second year in a row, with teammate and reigning four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen alongside. Montreal's Lance Stroll, the lone Canadian in the 20-car field, starts 17th. Race time at Cirque du G-Gilles Villeneuve is set for 2 p.m. Eastern. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.