The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/07 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/07 at 22:00 EDT

Defining your freedom starts by redefining your farms management. The Sense Hub Dairy ecosystem offers a variety of features to empower you with more insights into your operation. It's time to farm with more freedom. Learn how with Sense Hub Dairy. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Ukraine is on edge after Russia launched its largest air assault of the war, Drone and missiles hit dozens of targets, killing at least four people. J.P. Tasker reports.

Russia has unleashed its largest ever drone assault of the war, blowing out critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Kiev was also pummeled by the Russian war machine. More than a dozen missiles and some 800 drones raining down destruction on the capital city. That familiar sound of air raid sirens sent residents scrambling for safety. Civilians did not escape unscathed. U.S. President Donald Trump may be answering the call to do more soon, telling reporters he's ready to hit Russia with more sanctions as his push for peace falls flat. J.P. Tasker, CBC News, Ottawa. The Israeli military carried out more strikes in Gaza City this weekend.

The targets included two high rises that Israel said, was being used by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas denies those assertions. Sasha Petrasek reports. Israel says all of these, as well as other residential high rises, hit Friday and Saturday were being used by Hamas. Hamas denies that. But there was another reason for hitting these buildings

to send a message to the million or so Palestinians here to get out before Israel launches a major offensive to occupy Gaza City, promise to begin any day now. Now, as for those negotiations, everybody would like to see, it's not clear where they stand. The two sides are not talking directly to each other. It's not even clear if they're passing messages through the mediators. Hamas says it has accepted the deal the U.S. presented weeks ago, but Israel has not responded publicly. Though today, U.S. President Donald Trump posted that it said yes, that Israel has agreed to and he warned Hamas to fall in line.

The Trump's made similar statements before, and there is still no deal. Sasha Petrissik, CBC News, Jerusalem. In British Columbia, crews fighting the wildfires across the province saw some favorable conditions this weekend, but there could be challenges in the days ahead. Mikhail Elze is a wildfire information officer. It's kind of a bit of a double-edged sword there. We've got cooler weather, maybe some pre-sip, if we're lucky. But at the same time, the thunderstorms do bring fire winds that could push the fire around.

In central BC, hundreds are still out of their homes because of the Beef Trail Creek and Dusty Lake wildfires. An Australian judge has sentenced a woman to 33 years in prison for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms. Aaron Patterson ended up killing three people. The judge called the crime an enormous betrayal of trust. South Korean officials say they've reached a deal with the U.S. to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers arrested in an immigration raid in Georgia last week. Michelle Song has more. South Korea's presidential chief of staff, Kang Hunjik, says they've reached an agreement with the U.S.

for the release of hundreds of South Koreans detained in an immigration raid last week, and the government will charter a plane to bring them back home. U.S. immigration officials detained 475 people at a Hyundai electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia. The majority were South Korean nationals. White House borders are Tom Homan says similar raids will continue. We're going to do more of work-saint enforcement operatives because, number one, it's a crime to end this country legally. Number two, it's a crime to no one any higher an illegal handling. The plant was deemed one of Georgia's largest economic development projects.

Hyundai says a subcontractor hired those. detained, and it is committed to full compliance with all laws and regulations in every market it operates in. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your World Day's Hour. I'm Neil Hurland.