The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/09 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/09 at 15:00 EDT

This message is from Wise, the app for international money. With Wise, you can send, spend, and receive in up to 40 currencies with a fair exchange rate and no hidden fees. Download the Wise app or visit Wise.com. T's and C's Apply. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Skanderas. Hamas says five of its members were killed in an Israeli attack on the group's headquarters in Qatar, But it says senior leaders and ceasefire negotiators survived. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the strike proves Hamas leadership outside of Gaza isn't immune. At the beginning of the war, I promised that Israel would reach those who perpetrated this horror.

And today, Israel and I have kept that promise. Netanyahu says Israel acted alone, though the United States received advance notice. White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt says it does not advance Israel's goals. The president views Qatar as a strong ally and friend of the United States and feels very badly about the location of this attack. He assured them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil. The White House says it warned Qatar of the incoming strike. Qatar officials say the call came as the explosions were already taking place.

Nepal's Prime Minister has resigned after 22 people were killed in demonstrations against corruption and a social media ban that's now been scrapped. Protesters have stormed the nation's parliament building, lighting it on fire. Rebecca Bundin reports on the unfolding political crisis. Smoke could be seen billowing over the capital, Kathmandu, amid heightened levels of unrest. Protesters blocked roads, smashed windows, and set fire to government buildings and homes of politicians.

Jubilant crowds carrying the Nepalese flag gathered on the grounds of the country's parliament, shrouded in clouds of dark smoke. Several politicians are reported to have gone into hiding, fearing for their safety. With the Prime Minister stepping down, the country's president, a ceremonial head of state, urged the protesters to engage in talks. But the largely young demonstrators seemed determined to vent their anger. This protester says they need change. and new young leaders free of corruption.

Rebecca Bunzin for CBC News, Mumbai. Ukraine's president is pleading for more air defences and new sanctions on Moscow after another deadly attack. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's Putin interprets Western inaction as permission to continue his war. A Russian bomb kills 24 people in a village in eastern Ukraine, most of them retirees. They've been standing in line to collect their monthly pensions. Many others

are injured. The area is just a few kilometers from the front line as Russia continues to push further west. Barry, Ontario has declared a state of emergency to address homeless encampments across the city. Barry now joins several other cities that have done the same in the past few years. Mayor Alex Nuttall says the province has given the city more funding to tackle the problem, but that still isn't enough. We do not have a funding problem. We have an inability to be effective problem with the money that's been allocated. It takes too long to deliver the services for rehabilitation and shelter that have been promised to us the people of Barry.

The city of Barry does not have control over this emergency until now. The mayor says Barry will support those seeking help but will not allow encampments to continue on public property. Well, Halloween candy may already be sprouting up. on store shelves, but you might find a harder time getting a pumpkin to carve this year. That's because pumpkin growers in several provinces say

their crop is lower this season. They're blaming the lack of rain this summer. Greg McKenzie owns McKenzie produce on Prince Edward Island. He says his pumpkins weigh at least a third less than usual. The great big jack-lanterns that everybody's waiting for are going to be in limited supply

this year. All crops are going to struggle this year. Just, I'll be 100% honest. It's it's going to be a trying season by the time things are set and done. Mackenzie says his farm will focus on local customers instead of sending its pumpkins to other provinces. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris.