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

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

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

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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. US 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. Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a West Jet plane to make a hard landing in the Caribbean.

It happened Sunday at the main airport in St. Martin. Luckily, no one was hurt. As Sarah Reid reports, the landing was captured on video. Sounds on board the West Jet flight after one of the plane's landing gear collapsed at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Martin. The hard landing saw the right wing of the plane hit the runway, leading emergency crews to immediately evacuate all 164 passengers, none of who were injured. Then they're going to get the cockpit voice recorder tape. It could be piloted error and it could be totally mechanical error. Keith Mackie is an aviation safety consultant and says it's hard to say what caused the incident. Well, we don't know whether it was a hard landing or it could have been a mechanical

issue with a gear, but at any at any rate, the right landing year collapsed and dropped the wingtip to the ground. So consequently, they had to use the emergency slides to evacuate the airplane. With the damaged plane now sitting on the runway, the airport says it will remain closed until Monday afternoon.

The incident will now be investigated by the Dutch Safety Board, and experts say Canada's Transportation Safety Board will also be involved. Sarah Reid, CBC News, Edmonton. The Prime Minister of Japan is resigning after last than one year in the job. Shigeru Ishiba was facing a leadership vote on Monday that could have pushed him

out. The Liberal Democratic Party has been in power for seven decades, but lost control of the upper and lower houses of parliament. Tobias Harris is an analyst with Japan foresight. I think until there's a clearer picture of who's actually running what the likely outcome of the leadership election is going to be, I think the markets might bounce around a little bit trying to just figure out what exactly the government is going to look like in a few weeks. time because I think right now there's just a lot of uncertainty. The outgoing Prime Minister of Japan will stay in power until his party picks a replacement next month. South Korean officials say they've reached a deal with the U.S.

to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers arrested in an immigration rate in Georgia last week. It's the latest incident in a crackdown of undocumented workers in the U.S. Michelle Song has more. 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 works like

enforcement operas because number one, it's a crime to end this country legally. Number two, it's a crime to no one of anyone 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 this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.