The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 21:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Kumar. Ukraine's president says he trusts the United States and trust that Donald Trump wants to finish the war. Vladimir Zelensky spoke following a White House meeting with the U.S. president. One of his crucial requests for Washington was the supply of more long-range missiles. Zelensky now says he and Trump have agreed not to speak publicly about where that request stands. First, we need his fire. so we need to sit and speak

and to understand where we are and I think this is the most important first step. Trump has appeared to go back and forth on selling tomahawk missiles to Ukraine saying the U.S. also needs them. He also dodged the question of whether he believes Ukraine must give up territory as part of an eventual peace agreement with Russia.

Striking Alberta teachers say the province is asking them to return to work on Monday and resolve their contract dispute through mediation but that process will not address student-teacher ratios. Jason Schilling, the president of the Alberta Teachers Association, says the union is rejecting the idea. Choosing instead to propose a process that is biased and designed to return an outcome entirely favorable

to the government and school boards, not to students or teachers. In the face of such inflexibility, teachers have no choice but to continue strike action. Premier Danielle Smith said if students don't, return to the classroom next week, her government will introduce back-to-work legislation. Today marked the ninth day of cancelled classes for about 750,000 students. The King's younger brothers giving up his royal titles. The announcement from Prince Andrew comes days before the publication of the memoir by his accuser, the late Virginia

Jewfrey. Anna Cunningham reports. This is an extraordinary moment for the royal family, but it's not entirely unexpected. Pressure has been growing on what to do about Prince Andrew. His connections with the late sex offender Geoffrey Epstein continue to make headlines, as do his reported meetings with an alleged Chinese spy. In a statement, he acknowledges the accusations against him distract from the work of his majesty and the royal family. He confirms he will no longer be known as the Duke of York or Knight of the Order of the Garter. He will remain a prince by birthright. This is a public humiliation for Prince Andrew, who denies the allegations against him,

but a decisive move for the royal family. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. The Carney government has revealed new border measures set to be included in the upcoming budget. Auto plans to hire 1,000 new border agents. It will also more than quadruple the recruit stipend to $525 a week. In all, it will cost more than $600 million.

A soccer game between an Israeli team and a British team has become a raging controversy. Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv have banned from the game in England next month. But then Prime Minister Kirstarmer got involved calling the ban anti-Semitic. Susan Ormiston has more. I launched a petition to oppose the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from coming to Birmingham. British MP Ayub Khan urged that fans of an Israeli team be banned from attending a soccer match against Aston Villa next month. The local safety council supported a ban, saying the match,

poses a security risk. Part of that calculation were the violent clashes after a match last year in Amsterdam between some Maccabi fans and Palestinian supporters. Over 60 were detained in the melee. But the decision in Birmingham drew a swift rebuke from British Prime Minister Kirstarmer. This is the wrong decision, he said,

will not allow anti-Semitism on our streets. Under pressure, the local police, Commissioner ordered an immediate review. For the moment, the game will go on in November, and until further notice, Maccabi fans are restricted. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, London. And that is your World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you're on your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.