The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 09:00 EDT

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latest GDP numbers are out this morning and they show a drop-off of point four percent over april may and june this follows a slight first quarter increase of point five percent Statscan says this slump is due primarily to a drop in exports caused by the Trump tariffs. 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 Barry. The other is yet to be publicly identified. Meanwhile, Israeli military is now referring to Gaza City as, quote, a dangerous combat zone.

We're outside Gaza City. That's the sound of bomb blasts and gunfire. 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. The day after Keeve was hit by a devastating Russian missile and drone bombardment, the EU 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.

Thailand's constitutional court has removed the country's prime minister and dissolved her cabinet. In Bangkok, that's ahead of the core ruling that Paysung-Shinawat violated constitutional ethics in a telephone call with the head of the Cambodian Senate. The conversation was about easing border tensions, but when a tape of the discussion was leaked in June, it revealed the Prime Minister appearing to be critical of a senior Thai general. Cinawatt has only been in office for a year. Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the American Gulf Coast.

Steve Futterman looks back now at this historic disaster that devastated the city of New Orleans. Oh, my gosh, here we are. It remains one of the worst and deadliest natural disasters ever to hit the U.S. It's unbelievable how many homes are just underwater. 20 years ago, Katrina's rain, storm surge, and eventual levee breaks left 80% of New Orleans underwater. Thousands were trapped. It was historic.

Hurricane Katrina is now a category five hurricane. While most of New Orleans, like the French Quarter and the central business, district has recovered. Other parts, largely in poor, economically deprived areas, never did. There are houses that still have not been rebuilt. You got schools that never open that has been destroyed because of Katrina. Much of the blame for the destruction has focused on the flawed design of the city's levees and floodwall systems. Billions have been spent to rebuild them. For those who live through it, it's something they will never forget. I lost everything but my life. for CBC News, Los Angeles.

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