The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/14 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/14 at 01:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Israel's military chief has approved the main concept for a new offensive, which will see the country take over Gaza City. The idea has been met with international condemnation. Israel remains defiant and heavy strikes in Gaza are ongoing. The country's prime minister says no ceasefire is possible, without the release of all remains. meaning hostages. Sasha Petrissik reports. Air strikes have been pounding Gaza City in advance of Israel's planned occupation

of more parts of Gaza, Palestinians trying to get out of the way, starving and sweltering in temperatures near 40 degrees. We will give them the opportunity to leave Gaza, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hardliners in his government have been pressuring for the territory to be emptied of Palestinians, Arab countries have denounced the plans.

In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelati is trying to restart negotiations for a ceasefire. We are talking with Hamas, with the Israelis. Egyptian officials say they're discussing Israel's demands that Hamas give up control of Gaza and its weapons. Hamas says no deal is possible until Israel commits to pulling its soldiers out of Gaza altogether. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Toronto. On Vancouver Island, crews are trying to contain a wildfire burning

about 12 kilometers from Port Al-Burney. Carly DeRosier is a fire information officer. She says a combination of drought, heat, wind, and steep terrain help the fire grow. The Mount Underwood Wildfire is currently estimated at 2,156 hectares. So it has grown since the update last night when it was around just over 1,400 hectares.

So we are seeing most active flank of the fire is the east flank, which is the furthest from the community of Port Alburny. Air Canada will start canceling flights Thursday ahead of a potential strike by its flight attendants. The union representing 10,000 workers issued a strike notice early Wednesday. They could walk off the job this weekend. The airline says the two sides have reached an impasse in negotiations. Air Canada says it's offering refunds and will do its best to rebook travelers affected. The president of Ukraine and European leaders made their case to the American president Wednesday,

ahead of his meeting with Vladimir Putin. Their message, there should be no ceasefire deal without their input. As Ashley Burke reports, the U.S. and Russian presidents will meet in Alaska on Friday to talk about the war on Ukraine without Ukraine. President Zelensky was on the call. I would rate it at 10. Ukraine's president traveled to Berlin to join that virtual call with Trump, a last-ditch effort to urge the president to make sure his meeting with Vladimir Putin

goes the way they want. There's a very good chance that we're going to have a second meeting, which will be more productive than the first, because the first is I'm going to find out where we are and what we're doing. Trump has called his upcoming meeting in Alaska with Putin on Friday, a listening exercise, where he'll know in the first two minutes if Putin is even open to making a deal. Now Trump says he's just trying to set the stage for the next round of talks. I would like to do it almost immediately, and we'll have a quick second meeting between

President Putin and President Zelensky and myself if they'd like to have me there. Trump did make one promise. If Putin doesn't agree to end the war, Trump says he will take action, but wouldn't say if that means stiffer sanctions like Zelensky's long-ass for. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Washington. Early advance voting numbers are in for next week's federal by-election in Alberta. About 14,000 people cast a ballot in the riding of Battle River Crowfoot over a four-day period. More than 200 candidates are in the race, including conservative leader Pierre Pollyev. He's trying to get back in Parliament after losing his Ottawa seat in April's general election.

The by-election is Monday. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.