The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/20 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: December 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/20 at 13:00 EST

Okay, so there's this new play about the Rogers family and their battle for control over the gigantic telecom empire, and I cannot stop thinking about it. I'm Alameen Abdul-Mahmoud. I host a pop culture show called Commotion. This week, we're talking about Rogers v. Rogers, and on the show, we'll get into what this corporate story actually tells us about our national mythology and why Canadian theater audiences are craving more and more homegrown stories. Find and follow Commotion on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. The Trump administration carried out what the Defense Secretary called a declaration of vengeance in Syria last night. The U.S. military said it hit dozens of ISIS sites in retaliation for an attack last week that left three American citizens dead. Julia Chapman has more from London. The U.S. aided by Jordan, targeted ISIS sites across Syria with more.

than 100 munitions. Operation Hawkeye Strike involved fighter jets, helicopters and artillery to take out weapons storage and other infrastructure thought to be used by the group. Three U.S. citizens, two soldiers and an interpreter, were killed last weekend in Palmyra. No one has claimed responsibility, but intelligence suggests ISIS was behind the attack. President Donald Trump says the strike was ordered to prevent the jihadists from regrouping. We hit every side flawlessly. And We are restoring peace through strength. We're all over the world. More than a thousand U.S. troops remain in Syria, tasked with fighting ISIS.

Trump says the action was carried out with the full support of the Syrian government. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth says this is not the start of a new war, but he vowed to continue killing America's enemies. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. In Florida, members of the Trump administration will meet with Russian officials today for another round of talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. But there are no signs the Russian president is prepared to compromise. Dominic Volaitis has the latest.

The Russian delegation is meeting with Steve Whitkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Miami today. This follows U.S. talks yesterday with Ukrainian and European officials, who earlier this week reported progress on security guarantees for Kiev as part of a proposed plan. to end the war. But Putin offered no compromise during his annual press conference in Moscow yesterday, insisting Ukraine abandon its ambition to join NATO and withdraw from the four Ukrainian regions. Russia now controls. Meanwhile, Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, said financial support from the EU for Ukraine

has strengthened its position in future peace talks. Dominic Volaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the funeral of popular youth leader in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sharif Osman Haddi died in hospital this week of gunshot wounds sustained on December 12th. He was one of the leaders of a protest that saw former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, pushed out of office. Police say they know who the gunman was, but believe he's fled to India. where Hesina is living in exile. Well this morning, police in Welland, Ontario took a man into custody

following a standoff that lasted nearly a day. The suspect was identified as 59-year-old Daniel Tronko. Yesterday, he barricaded himself inside his home after exchanging gunfire with police. One officer suffered minor injuries and was later released from hospital. Constable Richard Hingley with Niagara Regional Police says there were some ten.

tense moments. We sent remote cameras into the building, into the residence. Every time that we did that, the suspect met those cameras with gunfire, just demonstrating a blatant disregard for public safety and the safety of officers. Hingley says Tronko was injured and then sent to hospital. Ontario's special investigations unit has now taken over the case. Tronco has been charged with attempted murder. A number of salad products have have been recalled because of possible Listeria contamination. The recalled products are branded inspired go and Greek mezae salad, dill chickpea salad

and super solstice package salads, as well as the brand's bento noodle bowl and pickle platter snack pack. They were sold in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as well as online. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thanks for listening. Thank you.