The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/01 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/01 at 14:00 EDT

A lot of news podcasts give you information, the basic facts of a story. What's different about your world tonight is we actually take you there. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. Margaret Evans, CBC News, Aleppo. Jerusalem. Ottawa. Prince Albert. Susan Ormiston, CBC News in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica.

Correspondents around the world, on the ground, and at the source where news is happening. So don't just know, go. Your world tonight from CBC News. Find us wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Skanderas. A wildfire threatening Fort Providence in the Northwest Territories is moving closer to the hamlet.

The fire is still out of control, but a change in wind direction might help firefighters. Oneida Taylor has the latest from Hay River, Northwest Territories. The wildfire, more than 80,000 hectares in size, is now just one kilometer from Fort Providence. Some essential workers have been forced to leave. Only firefighters, R-CMP, and a mobile paramedic remain. Mike Westwick is the Territory's fire information officer.

Yeah, there still remains a significant amount of danger. You've still got about 10 kilometers of firefront right on the community's doorstep. We've got some work to do before that threat alleviates, but we're going to be taking every opportunity that we have with these more favorable wins today to make a real dent. The Hay River Fire Department is helping territorial firefighters. It is also where evacuees are staying. Most came in by bus on Sunday.

Over 400 people have registered at the evacuation center, still unsure of when they will be able to return home. Juanita Taylor, CBC News, Hay River, Northwest Territories. Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources says the Long Lake Fire in Annapolis County is still out of control. That wildfire covers 8,400 hectares. Its intensity has increased due to strong winds, but no new damage has been reported. Afghanistan's Taliban government says the scale of devastation in the east of the country is unimaginable.

More than 800 people have been killed by an earthquake that struck Kunar province overnight. Entire villages have been wiped out. DiMala Mala is with care, a non-profit aid group. She says after decades of war, drought and natural disasters, the country is struggling to respond. 23 million people have already been in dire need of humanitarian assistance, half of the country. So they have been facing one crisis over the other. The roads have been blocked.

Access is very difficult. So our teams are really struggling and walking several hours on difficult paths to be able to meet the survivors. Many of the roads have been destroyed and the only way to reach the affected areas is by helicopter. Officials warned the number of victims is likely to rise dramatically. The International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal criteria for genocide. The association is an international nonprofit committed to research and prevention of genocide. Lauren Komito reports from Amsterdam. Eighty-six percent of the International Association of Genocide Scholars agreed that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

They called on Israel to immediately stop all internationally criminal acts, including intentionally targeting civilians, starvation, the denial of humanitarian aid, water, and fuel, and the forced displacement of Gazins. Such acts, says the association, meet the legal criteria of the 1948 convention. I mean, if this is not a genocide, then I don't know what genocide is. Netherlands-based genocide scholar Eva Vukasic is a former member of the association. She says with so many basic rights, now out of reach. From education and food to arable lands and housing, Gazans are being intentionally wiped out. So even beyond the killings, at the end of the day, it's making life unlivable. Vukisic says even if governments like the U.S. won't listen, others, like the Dutch, may take action. Lauren Kamato for CBC News, Amsterdam. Guatemala's president says the country is willing to receive unaccompanied minors of all ages from the United States. The children crossed into

the U.S. without parents or guardians and are entitled to legal protections. A U.S. federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children on the weekend. President Bernardo Arevalo says the Guatemalan government has been coordinating with the U.S. and is ready to receive as many as 150 children a week. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Skandaris. Thank you.