The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 00:00 EDT

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Find an agent today at Desjardins.com slash business coverage. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Gavin Day. Iran and Israel have exchanged rocket fire for another night. Officials in Tehran say more than 200 Iranians have been killed since fighting began, most of them civilians. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country controls the skies over Tehran. He says Israel aims to wipe out Iran's nuclear and missile programs, and the Israeli military is warning hundreds of thousands of residents in Tehran to move

out of harm's way. US President Donald Trump has left the G7 summit early, Trump returning to Washington because of what was going on in the Middle East. The CBC's Murray Brewster is covering the G7 in Alberta. Well, in a social media post that Carolyn Levitt, Trump's press secretary said that he's needed back in Washington to address what's going on in the Middle East. Obviously, a reference to what's going on between Iran and Israel. Now, what's interesting is just an hour before his departure was announced, Trump was out

with the UK prime minister celebrating their trade deal, and he was asked about G7 leaders' plans to call for de-escalation Have you spoken to Prime Minister Netanyahu? When might you speak to him? I've spoken to everybody. What will you say? Israel is doing very well, as you probably noticed. Now French President Emmanuel Macron filled in some of the blanks for us a little bit later on and he is saying that the US has made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

That offer is to meet, and it is intended to get a ceasefire in place so that there can be a broader discussion about Iran's nuclear program. The CBC's Murray Brewster reporting. Trump's early departure from Alberta means Canadians likely won't get many questions answered when it comes to tariffs. On Monday, the U.S. President met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. But few details of that meeting have been made public. Katie Simpson has more.

Mr. President, welcome to Canada. There was tension from the get-go for the public part of the meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and the ever unpredictable U President Donald Trump. Reporters were invited into a small meeting room on the sidelines of the summit after the leaders met privately for about 30 minutes. I'm a tariff person. Despite Trump's commitment to tariffs, the Prime Minister's office says both leaders agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within the coming 30 days. A statement that matches Trump's

optimism. Do you think a deal is achievable within days, within weeks? Is there that kind of runway? Carney and the Canadians clearly wanted to keep the public portion of this meeting brief. I'm going to exercise my role, if you will, as a G7 terror. Both countries have agreed to expedite trade and security talks with more conversations to be planned this week. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Kananaskis, Alberta. India's Prime Minister stepping off his plane after touching down at Calgary's

airport, Narendra Modi on his way to meet with G7 leaders in Kananaskis. Prime Minister Mark Carney has faced some criticism for inviting Modi to the summit. Security officials have linked Modi's government to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Hardip Singh Nijer. Protests against Modi's visit have been held in several Canadian cities. Vance Belter, the man accused of shooting two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota, faces first degree murder charges. The 57-year-old was arrested after what officials call the largest manhunt in the state's history.

Political assassinations are rare. They strike at the very core of our democracy. But the details of Belter's crime are even worse. Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson says the suspect researched his victims and stalked them. Belter allegedly impersonated a police officer and visited the homes of federal several lawmakers on Saturday. He's accused of fatally shooting one representative and her husband and injuring a state senator and his wife. The Justice Department says the federal charges Belter faces could lead to the death penalty.

And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Gavin Day.