The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/10 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/10 at 16:00 EDT

If you're absolutely loving your summer read and don't want the book to be over, your experience doesn't actually have to end when you finish reading. I'm Matea Roach, and on my podcast bookends, I sit down with authors to get the inside scoop behind the books you love. Like, why Emma Donoghue is so fascinated by trains, or how Taylor Jenkins Read feels about being a celebrity author. You can check out bookends with Matea Roach wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Wayne Tibado. There has been some good news and bad news on the wildfires burning in Newfoundland in Labrador. Premier John Hogan in a news conference just moments ago says hot, dry, windy conditions did lead to the growth in the biggest fire, the Kingston fire. As of this morning, it had grown to 4,895 hectares, and I think it's safe to say.

that's over 5,000 hectares now, and just to put it in perspective, it was 3,000 hectares yesterday morning. There were more structures lost, but they're not able to say exactly how many or where. And that fire is expected to reach Ocker Pit sometime this evening. The Merton Lake fire grew slightly. Plains and helicopters are dropping water on areas where there are cabins. And the good news, the Holly Rod fire is being held. That means it has not grown and, in fact, has been contained.

In New Brunswick and out-of-control fire burning near Miramishie almost doubled in size yesterday, and the tender-dry conditions prompted the province to tell everyone to stay out of the woods, and more hot, dry, windy weather is expected on Vancouver Island, where fire crews are still trying to bring the Wesley Ridge fire under control. Parts of Ontario are enduring a second day of experience, extreme heat. Environment Canada says daytime highs will feel like 40 degrees Celsius with

the humidex. The current heat wave is expected to last into Tuesday. The UN Security Council met today to discuss Israel's plan to take over more of Gaza. But just before the session got underway, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a news conference, saying his country must ensure Israel's security going forward. One, Hamas disarmed. Second, all hostages freed. Third, Gaza demilitarized. Fourth, Israel has overriding security control. And five, non-Israeli, peaceful civilian administration. By that I mean a civilian administration that doesn't educate its children for terror,

doesn't pay terrorists, and doesn't launch terrorist attacks against Israel. Netanyahu's plan has been condemned by many countries, including Canada, on his way into the meeting, Slovenia's ambassador, Samuel Zabogart, outlined the concerns. decision by the Israeli government will do nothing to secure the return of the hostages and risk further endangering their lives. It will also worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and risks further death and mass displacement of Palestinian civilians. The countries also call on Israel to lift restrictions on

humanitarian aid. To Gaza now. Hundreds of people walk towards an aid convoy, hoping to get some food for their families. About 200 Palestinians have died of starvation so far, according to Gaza's health ministry. Questions are mounting about whether Ukraine will be invited to the upcoming Trump-Putin summit. The U.S. and Russian presidents are to meet in Alaska on Friday for talks on ending Putin's war in Ukraine. Mike Crawley has more. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's meeting on a meeting on. Friday will focus on Ukraine. But that country's president, Vladimir Zelensky, is sidelined from

the summit, at least for now. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, in an interview on Fox News, opened the door just a crack. We're now trying to figure out, frankly, scheduling and things like that around when these three leaders could sit down and discuss an end to this conflict. Ukraine and its European allies fear a deal between Trump and Putin alone could reward Russia with Ukrainian land. A fear heightened by this Trump comment. There'll be some swapping of territories. NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta says hashing out a final agreement is not the goal of Friday's summit.

It is important to see how serious Putin is. And the only one who can do that is President Trump. Ruta is praising Trump for getting Putin to the table and says Ukraine and Europe will be involved in any peace deal. Mike Crowley, CBC News, Washington. And that is your world this hour. I'm Wayne Tibur. Thank you.