The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 11:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings the Ukrainian president bladimir zalensky is issuing a rallying cry to the world leaders gathered this week at the united nations he says the global response to russia's ongoing aggression is not enough this is all about collapse of international law and the weakness of the international institutions. And so it's about the rise of weapons. Weapons decide who survives. That's Zelensky addressing the UN General Assembly this morning. He says international law is meaningless unless powerful countries are willing to defend it. Zelensky also says modern warfare

has now entered a dangerous new era due to rapid advances in both drone and AI technology. Zelensky's speech which comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to offer a significant policy shift on the war in Ukraine. Anna Cunningham reports. The Kremlin is rejecting an assertion from U.S. President Donald Trump that Ukraine can still win the war against Russia. Trump told the UN General Assembly yesterday, Russia is a paper tiger.

But the Kremlin says the dynamics of the war are obvious, and Trump is mistaken. In Kiev, people are cautious. optimistic about Trump's latest comments seeming to back Ukraine. He changes his mind faster than he can speak, says after. Trump will have to put pressure on the Trump. John Herbst is Senior Director of the Eurasia Centre. He believes Trump's comments are designed to get the Russian President Vladimir Putin

to agree to peace. He's going to have to make it very painful for Putin to continue to war. Trump's suggestion that Ukraine can win this war may be a tactical move. But military experts say, it appears he is also handing responsibility for supporting Ukraine to Europe. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. One person is dead and two others are injured following a shooting today at an ice facility in Dallas, Texas.

Here is acting ice director, Todd Lyons. The scene's secure, you know, obviously right now, my hearts and prayers are going out to my officers and agents. That's my biggest concern, and as well as everyone in that area. But this just shows the violence that's being increased, against ice officers and agents. Lyons says one of the victims died at the scene of the shooting while the other two were being treated in hospital.

Police say a suspect believed to be the shooter has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The activist looking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza say some of the boats in their flotilla were attacked by drones overnight. They say there were explosions on and around the boats and objects were dropped on at least 10 of the vessels. No injuries were reported, but the vessels which were south of Greece were damaged and their communications were disrupted. A survey of municipal officials across Ontario is showing a growing frustration with the province's strong mayor's legislation. On a number of fronts, the legislation offers the mayors the power to override the will of their

municipal councils. Jason Vio has more. I'm so totally against the legislation. Windsor City Councilor Fred Francis called it a sad day for democracy. when Windsor's mayor used a veto to override a majority decision of counsel earlier this year. Those powers also give most Ontario mayors the ability to hire and fire high-level municipal staff. The province says the powers aim to tackle issues like housing and infrastructure more efficiently. Windsor and Toronto's mayors use their powers the most out of all big city mayors, a total of 82 times. A new study released this month anonymously interviewed 32 top administrators who overwhelmingly were frustrated or angry about mayoral powers. Stacey Hushin is with Strategy Corp and she helped conduct the survey.

This is where you see that shift from CAAs as objective civil servants to serving in more of a political role. In a statement, a spokesperson with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing says mayors know their communities best and municipalities are expected to follow the strong mayor legislation. Jason Vio, CBC News, Windsor. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.