The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 06:00 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 we go first to paris where former french president nicholas sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy Sarkozy and his wife entering a Paris courthouse earlier today. The court has found that leading up to his successful 2007 presidential bid, Sarkozy illegally accepted millions of euros in financing from the late Libyan dictator, Omar Gaddafi. Scarzi, however, was acquitted on all other charges, including illegal campaign financing.

At a crucial moment for Palestinian statehood, the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, will be addressing the UN General Assembly later this morning. But he'll do so via video link because the Trump administration is refusing to allow him to enter the United States. Sasha Petrissik has more. At the UN, one world leader after another endorses Palestinian statehood and pushes for an immediate end to the Gaza war. But the Israeli leader fighting it rejects all of that. Condeming support for a Palestinian state, Benjamin Netanyahu vows this will not happen. He's on his way to New York, to speak tomorrow, and to consult with U.S. President Donald Trump on how Israel should respond.

Jewish settlers want him to annex all of the occupied West Bank immediately in defiance of international law. On a big screen at the U.N. Abbas applauded countries supporting a Palestinian state, including Canada, earlier this week. He's already been banned from the U.S. by a president who opposes recognition. Sasha Petrissik, CBC News, Jerusalem. After two days this week at the United Nations in New York, Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today for London. He's headed overseas in search of foreign investment, much like his previous foreign trip. that over a very short period of time are starting to add up. Lovia Stavanovich reports.

Mark Carney has been to United Kingdom now twice with this upcoming trip. It's not unusual for new prime ministers to make frequent international trips, but former conservative cabinet minister Peter McKay says the globe-trotting can come with risks. The conservatives are already seizing on the prime minister's travels, criticizing Mark Carney for coming home empty-handed, while the trade war continues with the U.S. Prime Minister is in Mexico today for a photo op and fake agreement.

Carney will now spend the next two days in London, meeting with business and world leaders at the Global Progress Action Summit. His goal is to open new markets for Canada, but most of his time is expected to be spent laying the groundwork for future agreements. Carney already has meetings lined up with the Prime Ministers of Australia, Iceland, Spain and Denmark. Olivia Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa.

Several airports in Western Denmark are up and running again today. They were shut down in the early hours of the morning after more drones were spotted flying in their airspace. Danish officials say they believe the latest sightings are an attempt to spread fear. That's Denmark's defense minister saying, more incidents like this are expected, and the country's intelligence agency is following the threat closely. This is the second time this week drone sightings have shut down Danish airports.

Flights were grounded at Copenhagen's airport on Monday because of similar activity. Officials say there's no evidence to link the drones to Russia, but Denmark is reaching out to both NATO and the European Union to further discuss the incidents. And that is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The world this hour is updated every hour seven days a week. Remember news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.