The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/31 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/31 at 06:00 EDT

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the meeting of the shanghai cooperation organization is not expected to result in any tangible action but it could lead to new relationships as member countries grapple with u.s president donald trump's trade wars the cbc's julia chapman has more china has rolled out the red country carpet for members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, or the SCO. Leaders of Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran and several other countries are gathering in Tianjin. The SCO was formed in 2001. It's an informal grouping focused on security and economic ties. And its members often use these events to air grievances about the West.

The overriding theme this year, tariffs. On Wednesday, the U.S. hit India with 50. 50% tariffs, punishment for buying Russian oil. Today, China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi sat down for a rare meeting. Beijing and New Delhi have a tense relationship because of border disputes. Vladimir Putin is also attending the summit. He won't come under any criticism for the war in Ukraine from fellow SCO members. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Protests and rioting across Indonesia have prompted political parties to revoke some perks. and privileges for politicians. President Pro Bono Subianto made the announcement today

after widespread anti-government protests throughout the country. Those perks include extra pay and housing allowances. The protests intensified on Friday after a delivery driver was run over and killed by an armored police vehicle. In Alberta, as most kindergarten to grade 12 students prepare to go back to class next week, teachers and administrators at all public Catholic and francophone schools across the province are in a legal strike position and could walk off the job. Sam Samson reports from Edmonton. Alberta's education minister says the union keeps moving the goalpost while he believes the province presented a fair deal. It said it would raise teacher salaries by 12% and higher

3,000 more. We are trying to get a little bit of a better understanding of what precisely are the troubling issues. They've been mentioning classroom, complexity issues. They've said that we need to hire more teachers. We've agreed to that. Now, however, they're saying something different, which is that, well, we actually need increased wages. The union says they already voted down the 12% raise earlier this summer, and the 3,000 extra staff, they say, just is not enough. As students begin attending classes across the province, they'll once again be returning to a public education system that spends the least per student in Canada. When asked about the potential of a lockout after school is already in session, Alberta's education minister said he believes the two sides are very close

and he'd like to see the union back at the table. Sam Samson, CBC News, Edmonton. Meanwhile, in Ontario, workers at all 24 of the province's colleges could be on strike in a matter of weeks. The bargaining team representing over 10,000 support workers as librarians and registrar employees have requested a no-board report. a move that could put them in a legal strike position by September 11th. To New York. Montreal's Felix Oje Aliasim beat Germany's Alexander Zverev ranked third in the world

to reach the round of 16 at the U.S. Open. Yeah, well, it's a great boost of confidence for sure. Encouraging for myself, my team, everybody that's been supporting me. But, you know, myself first is just like I try to always stay, you know, ambitious, professional and to take care of every detail throughout the years. The match lasting nearly four hours. The win marks the first time Mosei Aliasim has made it to the final round of 16 since 2021. And it's his first Grand Slam victory over a top five ranked opponent. He will face Russian Andre Rubleb tomorrow.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fag. Thank you.