The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 12:00 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 fbi i says a shooting today outside an immigration enforcement facility in dallas texas is being investigated as a targeted attack at least one victim is dead and two others are injured officials say the suspected shooter died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound joe rothrock is in charge of the Dallas Field Office. Early evidence that we've seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contain messages that are anti-ice in nature. Rothrock says no ice agents were injured. In recent months, there has been a string of attacks on ice facilities across the United States. Local officials are denouncing what they call the demonizing of immigration enforcement officials.

In an address today to the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is saying the global community needs to act in the face of multiple conflicts being waged around the world. Look at how many countries at this General Assembly that are at war or just came out of war or openly getting ready for one. War has already reached too many people to pretend it has nothing to do. with you. So it depends on you. He says international law is meaningless unless powerful countries are willing to defend it. Zelensky also says modern warfare has now entered a new era due to rapid advances in both drone and AI technology. Still at the United Nations, Prime Minister Mark Carney closed out his visit to the UN today with an appearance at a global economic forum. It follows his trade talks

yesterday with Lee Kwong, the Premier of China. Janice McGregor has more. Last night, Conservative leader, Pierre Paulyev, pointed out to his followers that once again, Carney had failed to secure an end or even relief from the tariffs that China had placed on Canadian agri-food exports in retaliation for Canada joining the American push to block Chinese electric vehicle imports. But there is definitely something in the air. When Carney's parliamentary secretary joined Saskatchewan's premier for key talks in China earlier this month,

Scott Moe was suggesting that a broader strategy may be in play here that could include, for example, addressing China's energy security needs, offering it perhaps an alternative to Russian gas imports. Carney mentioned clean and conventional energy last night. He talked about Canada's expansion plans for liquefied natural gas. Carney said his foreign and trade ministers would soon be traveling to China. This is all to be continued. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Typhoon Ragasa is now over mainland China.

Millions of people have been ordered to flee their homes with a storm delivering extreme winds and heavy rain. Earlier this week, Ragasa roared across Taiwan, claiming at least 17 lives. Philip Blanc has more now from Taipei. The scale of this struggle. In destruction in eastern Taiwan has been far worse than anticipated, officials said, after a barrier lake birthed its bank in Hualien County. Some geologists described the breach as a tsunami from the mountains.

The water level rose so fast that we spend the night on the second floor of our house, hoping to be rescued, says this woman, who was taken to a city shelter. The super typhoon has now been downgraded to a severe typhoon, and his pummeling southern China where close to 2 million people were evacuated in Guangdong. Hong Kong has also been at a standstill since yesterday. More than 60 people were injured by strong winds and high waves that crashed on the island. The Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam and Laos are expected to be in the path of the severe typhoon tomorrow. Philippe LeBlanc, CBC News, Taipei.

And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm just. Show Cummings.