The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 08:00 EDT

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from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings the day after keve was hit by a devastating russian missile and drone bombardment the e u. defense ministers are meeting in denmark for talks on the ukrainian war effort yesterday's barrage was by far the biggest of the summer claiming at least 23 lives in the capital julia chapman has more now on the response from Ukraine's allies. EU officials are working to put more pressure on Moscow. That could include placing secondary sanctions on Russia's trading partners. Radik Sikorsky is Poland's foreign minister. An invader only stops fighting when he thinks he cannot win.

And Putin still thinks he can win. But Europe can't end the war alone. Donald Trump has favored dialogue over weaponry, so far without any impact on the ground. He was not happy about this news, but he was also not surprised. That was Trump's spokesperson Caroline Levitt. The White House has now announced an $825 million sale of arms, including missiles that can reach a distance of 450 kilometers. It's thought to be the first offer of new weapons to Ukraine under Donald Trump's administration. Ukrainian officials are in New York today for talks with Trump's team about possible security

guarantees. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Israeli officials say the remains of two hostages have been recovered in Gaza. One has been identified as the body of Elon Weiss from Kabut's Berry. The other has not yet publicly been identified. This comes as the Israeli military is now referring to Gaza City as, quote, a dangerous combat zone. The IDF says it's now operating with great force on the outskirts of the city. and the tactical pause that was allowing for the delivery of some food supplies is now over.

Thailand's constitutional court has removed the country's prime minister and dissolved her cabinets. In Bangkok, that is the head of the court ruling that Paysang Sinawat violated constitutional ethics in a telephone call with the head of the Cambodian Senate. A tape of that conversation was leaked in June. and it appears to show the Prime Minister being critical of a senior Thai general. Senawatt's only been in office for a year. Her father served as Prime Minister for five years before being ousted in a military coup in 2006. After a number of delays, it looks like today is today we could see Canada's first ever commercial space launch.

Nordspace hopes to launch its single-engine rocket this morning from a spaceport in St. Lawrence Newfoundland. Peter Cowen reports. It's six meters of shining metal and 3D printed ingenuity. More than 100 people have come out to a concrete pad on a wind-swept peninsula in Newfoundland to see the Tiger Rocket. The company behind the launch is Nord Space. Its goal is to be the first Canadian company to design, build, and launch a rocket here in Canada. Right now, Canada is dependent on other countries to launch satellites into space.

Rahul Goyle is trying to change that. You know, we're sending countless engineers, we're sending billions of dollars of taxpayers dollars south of the border over the next many, many years to launch things like internet communication constellations and more. North Space looked at 20 sites across Canada, but St. Lawrence was chosen because they can launch out over the ocean and reach many different orbits. This rocket won't reach space. It'll go just a few kilometers into the air, but it could launch a whole new commercial space capability in Canada.

Peter Cowan, CBC News, St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. The Edmonton Public School Board has received a list of more than two books, it has been ordered to remove from school libraries. The order comes from Alberta's Ministry of Education, and CBC News has obtained a document that lists some of the titles. They include, among others, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, and I know why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. The ministry has determined the books contain explicit sexual content that isn't considered age-appropriate. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.