The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/13 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/13 at 12:00 EDT

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The debater's 20th anniversary season, comedy, worth arguing about. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fagg. Donald Trump has arrived in Egypt, where world leaders will discuss the future of Gaza. Hours earlier, the president addressed the Israeli parliament. It's the start of a grand concord and lasting harmony for Israel

and all the nations of what will soon be a truly magnificent region. I believe that's so strong. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East. Meantime, Trump's 20-point peace plan begins to take effect. Hamas has released all 20 living hostages. In return, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been released. The CBC's Breyer Stewart has the latest from Jerusalem. Across Israel jubilation, people watched with tears in their eyes as 20 hostages were released

and started to be reunited with their family members. Some even received a call moments before. They spoke on video call with their families as Hamas militants stood beside them. The remains of an estimated 28 will start to be returned to Israel this afternoon. Around 2,000 Palestinians are now being released from Israeli jails. The vast majority were detained without charge after the war in Gaza began. About 250 of those being released were serving life sentences for serious offenses. In Jerusalem, Carrie Freed says she's no fan of Trump, but gives him credit.

Credit for today and for making it happen. I think he's taking an early victory lap. We're not there yet. No Israelis fooling themselves. We don't believe the war is over. Breyer Stewart, CBC News, Jerusalem. Now, the meeting taking place in Egypt is being called a peace summit on the truce between Israel and Hamas. Leaders from more than 20 countries, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, are there.

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he won't be attending due to an upcoming Jewish holiday. The summit will discuss the reconstruction of Gaza and efforts to normalize Israel's ties with Arab countries. Meanwhile, Trump is making it clear peace in the Middle East is not his only objective. He still wants Russia's invasion of Ukraine to end. Trump says he's prepared to send more powerful weapons to Ukraine if Russia does not pull out soon. might have to speak to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks. Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction, I don't think? So I think I might speak to Russia about that, in all fairness. I told that to President Zelensky, because Tomahawks are a new step of

aggression. The Kremlin says the topic of Tomahawk missiles is extremely concerning. A Canadian is among this year's winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Peter Howitt and his fellow researchers are credited with explaining how economies grow through cycles of innovation. The Nobel Committee says this year's prize is all about sustained economic growth. Change, not stagnation, has become the new normal. What conflicts arise in a society when new products and production methods replace the old ones? How should policy be devised so that societies do not fall back into stagnation? answers to these questions are what this year's price is about.

How it works out of Brown University in the U.S., but he was born in Canada and studied at Western University and McGill. Relief is coming for some farmers in eastern Canada, feeling the effects of a difficult growing season. The Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network, or Acorn, helped launch an online fundraiser. It aims to support farmers affected by climate change. Bethany Keowen is the program. manager. I got a really heartening email from a producer saying this response has been so much quicker than government and more direct. Even if it doesn't cover all losses, it makes me feel seen and supported. Payments will start at $500, but depending on how much money is raised,

more could follow. And that is your world this hour. You can listen to us any time on voice activated devices such as Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye. Thank you.