The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 13:00 EDT

Barbie Ferreira isn't afraid of taking risks, from being the first in her family to pursue a career in entertainment as a model first, then actor, to taking on the role of Cat in Euphoria, one of the busiest shows of the last few years for its raw and gritty depiction of high school life. Barbie stars in the new film Mile End Kicks, which just premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. She'll tell you how Euphoria changed her life and how she prepared to speak Canadian. Follow Q with Tom Power wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Jasmine Seputus. There's travel chaos at some major European airports today after a cyber attack hit check-in and boarding systems.

On the radio, I heard the announcement that there was some trouble because of a cyber attack, so I already knew there would be probably some delays. We were not informed yet about how much delay there would be. That's a passenger at the Brussels Airport, one of the affected airports. The cyber attack has caused delays and cancellations. Anna Cunningham has more from London. Brussels Airport says there was a cyber attack on Friday night

against the service provider for the check-in and boarding systems. London Heathrow and Berlin Airport also say their systems are being affected. Ariang Gosen is a spokesperson for Brussels Airport. She says the external service provider was hit, by a cyber attack. The suspected cyber attack has affected the business providing automated check-in and boardings for a number of airlines around the world. Collins' aerospace owner RTX confirms that they are aware of cyber-related disruption to software in-use at selected airports. The company confirms it's working to resolve the issue.

Frankfurt and Zurich airports say they have not been affected. Poland's deputy prime minister says there are no indications of threats to Polish airports. The advice is for travelers to check the status of their flights before traveling to the airport. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Meanwhile, Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport is reopened after security ordered an evacuation. Officials say it was precautionary after concerns were raised about a piece of luggage. An ammunition disposal team was called in. The team deemed the item safe and removed it from the building.

The Trump administration is making a major change. to a visa program for highly skilled foreigners, now asking for $100,000 per year from companies that hire them. In India, home to many of the H-1B visa recipients, the news was met with a mix of concern and optimism. Sunil Rao lives in Mumbai. It's a big hit for the tech talent, but also on the other side, I think it will be good for India,

because it could be a reverse brain drain in the lakes, where people can work here and do something better. for India. The change could deal a big blow to the American technology sector, which relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China. Ukrainian officials say at least three people were killed during a large-scale Russian missile strike. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is calling the attack a deliberate strategy to terrorize civilians and destroy infrastructure. As well, Russia is being accused of violating airspace in Estonia and Romania. Dominic Volaitis has more on the rising tensions.

Estonia says the three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace without permission and stayed for 12 minutes before finally being forced to withdraw by NATO planes. Estonia's foreign minister, Marcus Sarkner, says the incursion was a very clear provocation. It's clear that Putin has started on a new level testing NATO. Estonia is now the second NATO country this month to request Article 4 consultations. Poland did so just 10 days ago, and just this morning, NATO aircraft was scrambled once again after Russia launched airstrikes targeting Western Ukraine near Poland's border. Moscow, meanwhile, has denied its jets violated Estonian airspace,

claiming at the time they were on a scheduled flight to Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave sandwiched between Polish and Lithuanian territory. Dominic Volitis for CBC News, Norfolk, England. And the Blue Jays will try again to try to clinch a playoff spot in Kansas City tonight. Last night they got thumped 20 to 1 by the Royals. Toronto still leads the American League east by three games over the New York Yankees. Pitcher Shane Bieber gets the call for the Jays. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Jasmine Seputus.