The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 12:00 EDT

My group chat thinks I'm the smart one, but I have a cheat code. I take 10 minutes each morning and listen to World Report. Knowing what's happening in the world helps me feel connected and make better informed decisions. But endless doom scrolling is not my idea of fun. So I just listen to World Report on my commute, get informed, and get on with my day. World Report, the day's top stories in 10 minutes, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Faye. Israel's decision to occupy Gaza City is being met with major condemnation in Israel and abroad. Israel's military already controls

about 75% of the Gaza Strip and taking Gaza City would bring it closer to a complete occupation. International correspondent Susan Ormiston brings us the latest from Jerusalem. 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. Israeli families fear extending the war will sacrifice their loved ones. A statement from the hostages family's forum said the Israeli government has sentenced

the living hostages to death and the fallen hostages to disappearance. Goals according to the government are to disarm Hamas and return all the hostages. Israel promises to ramp up humanitarian aid outside the combat zones. But Israel's opposition leader, Yaira Lapid, says Netanyahu's plan will kill soldiers, cost tens of billions to the Israeli taxpayer, and lead to a political collapse. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Jerusalem. Today's the deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Trump has threatened new tariffs on Russia and its trading partners. But as Tom Perry explains, he's not given any indication so far about 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 as 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're all 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. 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's time. 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. 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, becoming just the third Canadian woman to do so. Sarah Leavitt reports from Montreal. She's officially the youngest Canadian ever to win the National Bank Open. Victoria Mbucko with a match that had the Montreal crowd on their feet. Hands clasping her face in shock, the teenager drank it all in. To do something like this and to tell a younger self that just to keep training,

keep believing in yourself and like, oh my God, I'm getting so emotional right now. Buckel started her year outside of the top 300 women tennis players in the world. This win means she'll skyrocket up to an expected 24 spot. And she's going home with winnings to the tune of 750,000. US dollars. But on Mbocco's mind, more tennis. The U.S. Open is just around the corner after all. It's in Bocomian, Montreal. Sarah Leavitt's CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Page.