The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/07 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/07 at 12:00 EDT

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The debater's 20th anniversary season, comedy, worth arguing about. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fagg. Israel's Raman Airport is resuming operations after officials say it was hit by a Houthi drone strike launched from Yemen. The drone hit near the city of Eilat.

It comes as the Israeli military expands its operations in Gaza. It has also issued a new warning for people to leave a high-rise building that the IDF now confirms was struck. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says already about 100,000 people have fled. The CBC, Sasha Petrissik, has the latest from Jerusalem. At a Gaza City school, they're digging out from another Israeli airstrike overnight. Israel says it's targeting Hamas infrastructure, though Hamas denies its presence. But the attacks are also a campaign to get a million Palestinians to leave before Israel begins

a major military operation to occupy the city. An Arabic language social media post by an army spokesman tells them of a new safe zone in the south. Israelis are dreading the new military offensive as well. Tens of thousands protested near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem last night, worried that the 20 hostages believed to be alive are in greater danger. I am mortified by the fact that the Israeli army is conquering guys. still the defense minister israel cats has posted online we have begun sasha petersick cbc

news jerusalem russia has launched its largest aerial attack on ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion explosions rocked eve overnight the city's mayor says a mother and her three-month-old child were killed in the attack and for the first time since the war began ukraine's main government building was hit. A helicopter dumps water on the building. No casualties have been reported. Officials say Russia launched more than 800 drones and 13 missiles targeting more than three dozen locations across Ukraine.

And they included President Volomir Zelensky's hometown in southern Ukraine. Dozens of wildfires continue to burn across the northwest territories. Some evacuees have been able to return home, but as Yasmine Renea reports, other communities are still under a threat. It's good to be back home. I miss my house. John Tinkwe is relieved to be back in his community of Wattie

after he was forced to flee more than a week ago. Residents returned Saturday to find none of their homes were damaged. Well, okay. My kids are okay. Wattie Fire Chief Brian Doakam says firefighters are still on standby, ready to put out any spot fires. It's just we got to be, do our job. due diligence, do our hotspot checks every day.

Meanwhile, further west in the territory, another wildfire is threatening the community of Jean-Marie River, burning about a kilometer away from a major highway. Senior administrative officer Tammy Neal says residents would flee to Fort Nelson, British Columbia, if their evacuation alert is upgraded to an order. Feelings in the community are, of course, antsy. People are worried. Yasmir Ranea, CBC News, Wattie, Northwest Territories.

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. to release workers detained at a massive immigration raid. More than 300 South Koreans were among the 475 people detained on Thursday at a Hyundai motor plant in Georgia. Officials say they plan to send a charter plane to bring those workers home to South Korea. The raid is likely to complicate the relationship between the two countries. South Korea pledged earlier this summer to invest $350 billion U.S. into the states. Prime Minister is stepping down. Shigeiro Isiba tells media the time is right after he forged a trade deal with the U.S. But he says he must also take responsibility for a series of bruising elections.

His ruling coalition lost its majority in both House of Parliament in July. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg. Thank you. Thank you.