The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 01:00 EDT

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The CBC's Murray Brewster is covering the G7 in Alberta. Well, in a social media post, 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? 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 U.S. 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. CBC's Murray Brewster reporting. Benjamin Netanyahu says the campaign against Iran is changing the Middle East. Israel's prime minister speaking as the Israeli military hit more targets in Tehran, including

the state broadcaster. He told the news conference Iranians were seeing that the regime was weaker than they thought. We have eliminated Iran's security leadership, including three chiefs of staff, the commander of their air force, two heads of intelligence services, the army and the revolutionary guards. We have struck their chief of operations. We are eliminating them, one after the other, and our hand can still reach further." Israel has said it's destroyed two Iranian fighter jets. At least 14 people have reportedly been killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv. Ukraine's interior minister says another 44 people were injured. Damage has reported in several districts in Kyiv. Moscow's mayor says they intercepted reported in several districts in Kiev. Moscow's mayor says they intercepted Ukrainian drones rather bound for the Russian capital.

In Minnesota, the suspect wanted in that state's largest ever manhunt has made his first court appearance. The 57-year-old is accused of assassinating a politician and authorities say it could have been worse. Sasha Petrosik reports. Vance Belter appeared in front of a St. Paul federal judge charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder. At the state Capitol, flowers and cards pile up remembering its speaker, Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, both shot by Belter early

Saturday morning, say police. Prosecutors say Belter first shot a state senator and his wife at their home, visited two other lawmakers' houses disguised as a police officer, then shot the Hortmans early on Saturday morning. Belter stalked his victims like prey. He went to their homes as a police officer and shot them in cold blood. The acting district attorney for Minnesota, Joseph Thompson, says notebooks found in Belter's car listed dozens of other politicians he was targeting. Political assassinations are rare.

They strike at the very core of our democracy. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Washington. Ottawa is promoting Canadian tourism in the midst of the Canada-U.SUS trade war by making destinations across the country free to visit. The federal government calls it the Canada Strong Pass. Stephen Guilbeau is the Minister for Canadian Identity and Culture. Over the past few months, we've seen Canadians across this great country come together in an incredible show of unity and pride to celebrate and stand up for what it means to be Canadian. And this pass is about discovering and reconnecting with nature,

history and culture of this remarkable country we all share. The program is also offering free Via Rail tickets for children 17 and under, and 25% off Via Fairs for those 18 to 24. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Gavin Day.