The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/13 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/13 at 14:00 EDT

Okay, I know, I know it's not time for the holidays, but can we talk about Mariah Carey for a second? She just dropped her first full album in seven years. We're going to talk about that on Commotion, but also we're going to celebrate 20 years as her iconic record, The Emancipation of Mimi. For this episode and a whole lot more, you can find and follow Commotion with me, Alameen Abdul Mahmood, on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast. hour. I'm Stephanie Skandaris. Donald Trump and regional leaders in the Middle East have signed a document sealing the end of the war in Gaza. The U.S. President has convened a peace summit in Egypt to discuss crucial next steps for the region. Some 20 world leaders are in attendance, including Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump says now is the time to leave behind old feuds and use the momentum of the deal to achieve

long-term peace. It's so beautiful to see a new and beautiful day is rising, and now the rebuilding begins. The rebuilding is maybe going to be the easiest part. I think we've done a lot of the hardest part because the rest comes together. We all know how to rebuild and we know how to build better than anybody in the world. Trump says numerous countries have come forward to offer help with Gaza's reconstruction. Regional leaders expect talks on the sidelines of today's summit could be critical to shaping a final agreement to end. ending the war. In Israel, it's a day of jubilation as 20 surviving hostages return home after

spending two years in captivity. Breyer Stewart has more 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, Kerry Fried 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. The remains of four out of 28 hostages who died in Hamas captivity have now been returned to Israel. Because of that, Israel is accusing Hamas of not living up to the terms of the ceasefire and is demanding all of the bodies be released. Hamas has warned not all burial sites are own and recovering the bodies could take time. Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, has met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on her visit

to the country. The trip is meant to strengthen ties after two years of diplomatic strain, and it builds on Modi's visit to the G7 summit in Canada earlier this summer. Officials in Mexico say the number of dead from last week's torrential rains now stands at 64. Dozens more remain missing. The heavy rainfall caused rivers to overflow on central and southeastern Mexico, flooding homes, washing away roads, and cutting off entire communities. President Claudia Shainbaum says some of them will not be accessed for days.

Parts of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba are getting walloped by a snowstorm. While some areas are beginning to dig out, others are bracing for more bad weather. Helena Mahalek reports. There's going to be a lot of tree removal required in order for the roads to be open. Alyssa Bogdan is the owner of a hunting and fishing lodge in northern Manitoba. A severe snowstorm has left much of the province, along with Saskatchewan, with closed highways and power outages, and a mess of downed trees. We have a renter who asked me this morning who was shooting guns last night, and I said it wasn't guns shooting, it was trees falling. David Fulton is a meteorologist with Environment Canada.

He says the snowfall in northern Manitoba won't be stopping anytime soon. No, it's still snowing in Thompson. So we're expecting another 10 to 15 there today. Power restoration efforts are underway, but many highways remain closed. Helena Mahalik, CBC News, Saskatoon. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to our podcast anytime. We update every hour seven days a week.

And for news anytime, you can visit our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Thank you.