The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/09 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/09 at 12:00 EDT

A lot of news podcasts give you information, the basic facts of a story. What's different about your world tonight is that we actually take you there. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. Margaret Evans, CBC News, Aleppo. Jerusalem. Prince Albert. Susan Ormiston, CBC News in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica. Correspondence around the world where news is happening.

So don't just know, go. I'm Susan Bonner. Host of Your World Tonight from CBC News. Find us wherever you get your podcasts. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg police in the uk have begun to arrest protesters who are rallying behind a controversial activist group it was recently designated a terror group under u k law dominic valetis has more from london more than a hundred protesters have been taken into custody after a coordinated move saw scores of people unveiling placards,

expressing support for the banned group Palestine Action. Police warned there would be arrests if the law was broken. Those handcuffed and led away made their feelings known to officers. Shame of the police. Palestine action was banned under UK anti-terrorism laws this summer after activists broke into an RAF base and damaged two planes. The group accuses the UK. of being an active participant in the Gaza genocide. The government said the group's actions

had put the country's security at risk and met the legal definition of terrorism. Being a member or supporting the group is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Palestine action is seeking to overturn the ban in the British courts. Dominic Verlis for CBC News, London. The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting this afternoon to discuss Israel's plans for new ground operation in Gaza. The cabinet decision comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli military would take complete control of the Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Mark Carney says taking over Gaza City is wrong and cited Canada's calls for a ceasefire in the region. Japan is marking one of the darkest days in its history and a global reminder

of the annihilating power of war. It was 80 years ago today. The city of Nagasaki was hit with an American nuclear bomb. The devastation killed tens of thousands of people. Reporter Kaz Bovan is in Nagasaki. A siren whales and the bells of the Urukami Cathedral ring out, marking the exact moment a 21 kiloton atomic bomb leveled Nagasaki. The original church was blasted and burned away, along with tens of thousands of lives. The rebuilt cathedral's chimes sound a bit different this year. A new belt has been added donated by a group of American Catholics. When I missed the 75th anniversary,

and so I wanted to make sure I came for the 80th anniversary. Self-described history buff, Joe Petigim, came to listen after learning the replacement was made in his own neck of the woods. People who witnessed the destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are fading fast. Just under 100,000 aging survivors known as Hibakasha are left. A group of them calling for a nuclear weapons abolition won last year's Nobel Peace Prize. People in Nagasaki have hope they'll remain the last city to suffer under a mushroom cloud. Kasbovan, for CBC News, Nagasaki.

The Premier of Nova Scotia is responding to criticism that his government's wildfire response is going too far. Last week, the province banned hiking, camping, and other outdoor activities in Nova Scotia, forests. It's meant to reduce the risk of sparking new wildfires. But many residents say the ban is unreasonable and an example of government overreach. An online petition to rescind the ban is circulating and civil liberties groups have expressed concern. Tim Houston is the premier of Nova Scotia. The experts came to me and said their recommendation is that we should kind of restrict travel and put some serious fines on there just to keep people safe, to keep property safe and really to support our firefighters and first responders.

So the experts gave the advice. I agreed with it. So I'm happy to make sure that we're doing everything we can to protect people, to protect property and try and just get through this fire season and just really pray for some rain. There's a $25,000 fine for breaking the ban. Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources says that unlike other provinces, nearly all wildfires in Nova Scotia are caused by human,

activity. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagic.