The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 22:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Kumar. The Prime Minister has started his overseas trip to Europe. Mark Carney is visiting a handful of NATO allies as the war in Ukraine rages on. Evan Dyer is traveling with the PM and has more. Prime Minister Mark Carney has just landed here in Poland at the start of a five-day tour of Central and Eastern Europe. And this visit is, of course, very much about the Ukraine war.

It's about sending a message that Canada remains committed to Ukraine and also believes that Ukraine should be involved in any discussions about its future, that those kinds of issues should not be decided, for example, in bilateral talks between the United States and Russia. Here, of course, in Poland, Prime Minister Carney will be meeting with the Prime Minister and President of this country. There's also going to be an effort here to negotiate new commercial contracts for more military and other commercial trade between Canada and Poland. He'll then on to Germany, where again the focus is commercial, selling critical minerals to German industry and potentially also energy, and finally wrap up with a visit to Canadian troops

in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, where a Canadian brigade based close to the border with Russia. Evan Dyer traveling with the Prime Minister in Poland. The Pentagon is planning to deploy U.S. military troops to Chicago as President Donald Trump is looking to crack down on crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration. Plans have been in the works for weeks with the option of mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September. At least 30 Palestinians were killed on Saturday as Israeli forces prepare for huge offensive on Gaza City. And this is happening as an international group that measures the severity of food and hunger says that one quarter of the people in Gaza are experiencing famine

while Israel says the report is not true. Philip Lee Shannock has more. Palestinians sift through the rubble of their homes in Gaza City. They say the Israeli military issued an evacuation order before the airstrike. Yusif Mith Wali says, like many here, he is left with nothing. No homes, no buildings, no food, no drink. We only have our breath, he says. Minwali says Israeli airstrikes have increased lately and tanks and ground troops have been seen on the outskirts of Gaza City.

large-scale military operation is expected within days. Israel says the region is a Hamas stronghold where militants have built a network of tunnels. Dr. Hamis Al-eisi says the remaining hospitals in Gaza City have been told to plan for an evacuation. On Friday, the Integrated Food Security Phase classification determined that famine is occurring in Gaza City. But the Israeli government denounced the claims of famine as lies. Philip Lishanak, CBC News, Toronto. In California, there's a large wildfire that's threatening the state's wine country. Dubbed the picket fire, it's creating anxiety for both residents and wine producers.

Steve Futterman explains. Firefighters continue to battle the fast-moving blaze. They are dealing with sometimes steep, difficult terrain in remote mountainous areas. The area being hit hardest is Napa Valley, part of California's wine country. More than 1,200 personnel are fighting the fire both on the ground and from the air. Eric Hernandez is with Cal Fire. He says the aerosolt is taking place around the clock. We have three night flying type one helicopters that are going to continue making water drops.

The fire broke out on Thursday. Right now, crews are going after specific hotspots trying to prevent the fire from spreading. Longtime residents are used to fires like Matt Fasco. I've been up here 30-something years, so I've seen quite a bit, but you just get used to it now. The big concern is that the fire may move towards cities in Napa, Cali. like Kalistoga. And in wine country, there is also concern that smoke from the fire could ruin this year's crop. Steve Fetterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. On Vancouver Island, power could soon be restored to hundreds of people, as it was cut

two weeks ago because of the Mount Underwood wildfire. Cooler wet weather has helped crews contain the blaze. Officials say electricity could return by the end of the day. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. are.