The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/09 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/09 at 17:00 EDT

Hugh is a rock climber, a white supremacist, a Jewish neo-Nazi, a spam king, a crypto-billionaire, and then someone killed him. It is truly a mystery. It is truly a case of who done it. Dirtbag Climber, the story of the murder and the many lives of Jesse James. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Skandaris. 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 U.S. 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. Qatari officials say that 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 defenses and new sanctions on Moscow after another deadly attack.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, Putin interprets Western inaction as permission to continue his war. A Russian bomb killed 24 people in a village in eastern Ukraine. Most of them retirees. They'd 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 become the latest city to declare a state of emergency to address homeless

encampments across the city. Mayor Alex Nuttall says the province has given Barry more funding to tackle the problem, but the delivery of much-needed services is taking too long. He says the state of emergency will allow the city to take control of the situation. A recent Niagara rally by a men's nationalist club is prompting concerns about the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in Canada and attempts by extremist groups to recruit more members by appealing to patriotism. Justin Chandler reports. Stand on guard!

A video from Second Sun's social media showing dozens of men in white masks marching through Niagara, Ontario on Labor Day weekend. Researchers who study extremism have likened the group to white supremacist active clubs due to their focus on fitness training and anti-immigration messaging. Part of their ideology that people like me are not part of this family or that we're taking away the birthright of what they feel they're entitled to as white people. Salé Waziridine of the Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association says this is the first time he has seen Second Suns publicly rallying in the region. And this is just on the cusp of getting ten times worse.

Waziridine says anti-immigrant sentiments seem to be growing in Canada and worries groups like this will capitalize on it to recruit more members. Justin Chandler, CBC News, Hamilton, Ontario. And that's your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Thank you.