The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/07 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/07 at 07:00 EDT

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call today. Visit no more debts.org. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Pag. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking at expanded military action in Gaza. A move his army chief is opposing. Susan Armistin is following the story in Tel Aviv. The government plan backed by Benjamin Netanyahu is being characterized as a five-month military maneuver that will push into Gaza City and try to. to move a million people towards the south. These are areas not currently held or controlled by the IDF, and it's believed where the remaining 20 surviving hostages are held.

Last night, the families of hostages scuffled with police during a protest around the Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv. We need your help that this time all 50 hostages will be released. They've called Netanyahu's plan a disastrous decision. It could still be modified or changed. The move also signals the government. has no current expectation for successful ceasefire talks. Hamas has hardened its position in recent days, saying it will not disarm before the guarantee of a Palestinian state. Egypt reports nearly a thousand trucks have been able to cross into Gaza

over the last 10 days, but far below the basic needs of civilians. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Tel Aviv. U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs are hitting dozens of countries today. But the hardest hit is India, a 25 percent. Tarriff kicks in today, followed by another 25% later this month. Neha Pune has more. Right now, they're paying a 50% tariff. As after President Donald Trump raised total levies on New Delhi to 50%,

accusing India of fueling Russia's war machine by buying cheap energy from Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Narendramodi responded. I know that I will have to pay a huge price for this personally. But I am ready. India is ready. In his first comments, Narendra Modi seemed to suggest that tariff threats will not force India to concede more ground to the US in ongoing trade talks. The US has been pushing India to allow the import of American agricultural goods, a sector that employs more than half of India's workforce. On Russian oil imports, New Delhi says it is buying the cheapest oil available to secure the energy needs for 1.4 billion. people. Some trade bodies are calling on India to hit back with higher tariffs on U.S. imports.

Neha Pune for CBC News, New Delhi. A number of people who bought digital gift cards for Costco say their cards have been drained of all the cash. Reporter Sophia Harris went digging and found the problem maybe gift card fraud. I checked my balance and was shocked to find that there were zero dollars on there. Shelly Shoe of Perth, Ontario, got a nasty surprise. in June, she discovered someone had drained the roughly $200 on her digital Costco gift card, known as a shop card. There are dozens more customer complaints online about drained shop cards. CBC News spoke with five affected customers. They said Costco offered few details about what happened, and two, including Shu, are still fighting for a refund. Yeah, I've been really disappointed with how

Costco has managed this situation. Costco didn't respond to repeated requests for comment, but in a letter sent to some victims, the retailer stated its ongoing investigation indicates that a limited number of digital shop cards may have been used by unauthorized individuals. The Retail Council of Canada says Canadians lose millions of dollars each year due to gift card fraud. And those victims don't always get their money back. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto. Canadian tennis player Victoria Mboko won her semi-final match at the National Bank Open in Montreal last night. The 18-year-old Toronto native upset 9th-seated Elena Rubakina of Kazakhstan in three sets,

becoming just the fifth Canadian woman to reach the national final. And Boko will face Naomi Osaka of Japan in tonight's final. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye. Thank you.