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

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

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

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you'll know just how healthy they are. Visit Spexsavers.cavers.cai to book your next eye exam. Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg israel's decision to occupy gaza city is being met with major condemnation in israel and abroad more than 61,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in this war and the territory is experiencing famine-like conditions as susan ormiston reports taking gaza city will bring Israel's military closer to a complete occupation. A thud from a blast in Gaza at dawn, as the Israeli cabinet approved a plan to escalate

the war. After 10 hours of talks and against advice from the chief of the armed forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan authorizes a takeover of Gaza City. The fight could last six months or longer and will first require a mass relocation of Palestinians in and around Gaza City. But some say they won't move again. Deputy Foreign Minister Sharin Haskell maintains Israel had exhausted other options. There are still many pockets that weren't clean, that weren't touched, where Hamas is still holding. Among the goals is disarming Hamas and returning all the hostages, but families fear extending the war will sacrifice their loved ones, still captive. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Jerusalem.

Air Canada and the Union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants are set to resume talks today. They're trying to avoid a strike from starting in just over a week. Both sides say they're optimistic they'll be able to prevent a work stoppage, and the airline says it is not yet considering canceling or postponing any flights. Today's the deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Trump's threatened new tariffs on Russia and its trading partners. But as Tom Perry explains, he's not given any indication so far, what he'll do. At this point, not really.

I mean, back in late July, Trump gave Vladimir Putin until really this week to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face these new U.S. sanctions. Russia has not done that, obviously. But this week, we did see Trump's envoy, Steve Whitkoff, Vladom Moscow, for talks with the Russian president. The White House says the meeting went well. The Kremlin says it was constructive. And Moscow's now proposing that Trump and Putin get together as early. is next week for a meeting possibly in the United Arab Emirates. Now, the White House says Trump is open to that, but nothing has been agreed to. Trump was asked about all this yesterday,

and here's what he said. Does Putin have to meet with Zelensky in order and before you and Putin have to meet? Or you help to meet with him, he doesn't have to agree to Zalinski. Is that what you're saying? No, he doesn't. So Trump's sounding, I guess, more flexible about what might come next. Ukraine, of course, wants to be part of any discussions that could decide its future or even its survival. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington. Victoria Mbocco is the new women's national bank open champion. The 18-year-old from Burlington, Ontario, came in as a wildcard entry and ended up taking home the trophy last night

and becoming just the third Canadian woman to do so. Sarah Levitt reports from Montreal. She's officially the youngest Canadian ever to win the National Bank Open. Victoria Mbucco with a match that had the Montreal crowd on their feet. Hence, clasping her face in shock, the teenager drank it all in. To do something like this and to tell my younger self that just to keep training, keep believing in yourself and like, oh my God, I'm getting so emotional right now. Mbucco started her year outside of the top 300 women tennis players in the world.

This win means she'll skyrocket up to an expect. 24 spot, and she's going home with winnings to the tune of 750,000 U.S. dollars. But on Mboko's mind, more tennis. The U.S. Open is just around the corner, after all. It's in Bocco, Mania, Montreal. Sarah Levitt, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us any time on voice-activated devices such as Google Home.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg. Thank you.