The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/30 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/30 at 15:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Angie Seth. President Donald Trump says the United States will begin planning to test nuclear weapons, quote, immediately. It marks a major shift in U.S. policy as the world's nuclear superpowers wrestle for geopolitical dominance. Willie Larry has more. The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test since 1992, but that may be about to change. President Donald Trump says the reason to stay competitive with Russia and China. We have more than anybody.

When I see them testing, I say, well, they're going to test, I guess we have to test. We have so many in Russia's second and China's third and China will catch up. The timing of Trump's announcement, no accident. Earlier this week, Russia tested an advanced nuclear-capable cruise missile and a nuclear-powered torpedo. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the weapons as unmatched. Trump says the U.S. would be testing nuclear weapons on an equal basis to its rivals. Some experts believe it could take as many as three years before the U.S. would even be in a position to conduct such tests.

The fear, though, that it could trigger a new nuclear arms race. Willie Lowry, CBC News, Washington. The United Nations Security Council is condemning a bloody assault by paramilitary forces in Sudan. Medics say 1,500 have been killed since the rapid support forces besieged the city of Al-Fashir last weekend. That includes the massacre of hundreds of people at a hospital, also used as a shelter. Martha Phobie is with the UN Department of Peace Building Affairs and says no one in Al-Fashir is safe. The situation is simply horrifying. The human cost is profound.

The risk of mass atrocities, ethnically targeted violence, and, Further violations of international humanitarian law remains alarmingly high. Since April of 2023, the RSF has fought against the Sudanese armed forces. Tens of thousands have been killed. Some 14 million people have been displaced due to the conflict. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Korea ahead of this week's APEC meeting. And earlier today, he met with President Li J. Meng. We're meeting at a time when our defense cooperation is deepening.

and very importantly, that our cultural ties continue to grow. Carney also got a tour of a South Korean submarine manufacturer. Canada is looking to add to its fleet of subs. South Korea and Germany are the two countries bidding on the multi-billion dollar contract. Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The latest figures show Canada's tourism industry had a record-breaking summer. As Kyle Bax reports, hotels, attractions, and tour operators had their busiest season ever.

Brent Coinberg can finally catch his breath. He offers travelers guided ATV and other tours through the mountains in southwest Alberta. The tourism in the summer was really good for me. Business was booming, quadruple the number of customers, nearly half or international. He's not alone, as it was a banner year across the country. New figures from Destination Canada

estimate record high revenue for the tour. tourism industry this past summer, nearly $60 billion, up 6% compared to last year. For Koinberg, it exceeded expectations. It was unbelievable. I got a lot of families booked for next year already. Not only were more Canadians spending their travel dollars within the country, but revenue by international travelers was also up. Kyle Bax, CBC News, Calgary. And finally, for us, the man convicted of stealing a use of Karsh portrait of Winston. Churchill from the Chateau-Laurier Hotel in Ottawa has lost his appeal of his sentence. Jeff Wood pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years less a day.

His lawyer appealed calling the sentence unnecessarily harsh. But the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected his appeal. Wood's lawyer says they'll take it to the Supreme Court next. And that is your world this hour. For news any time, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News.com. Angie Seth.