The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/21 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: December 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/21 at 07:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fay a manhunt is underway in south africa after gunmen opened fire in a tavern at least nine people are dead ten others wounded it happened in a township in a gold mining area near johannesburg police are looking for a motive at this point they say it appears to be a random attack dominic volitus has the latest South African police say they are now hunting those responsible for the shooting. Investigators say around a dozen gunmen arrived in two cars at the bar in Bekestell near Johannesburg at about 1 a.m. According to witnesses, they entered the building and began shooting randomly at customers.

Local deputy police commissioner Fred Kakana says the shooting did not end there. They shot other three on the street while running away. They were taken to the nearest clinic, which is a few meters away. They passed on. Another one passed on on the road. Those injured are now being treated in hospital as the police try to work out the motive for the attack. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world

at 45 people per 100,000, according to the latest figures from the United Nations. Dominic Volitus for CBC News, Riga Labvia. in Australia. The country is marking one week since a deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Fifteen people were killed, several others injured, when two gunmen opened fire during a festival marking the first day of Hanukkah. People in the community say they are still in shock.

I feel very strongly about the fact that, especially being German, that this has happened in history before, and that this cannot happen again. Every day we hear of somebody else that's connected. It's a small community, and we all know someone who knows someone who lost their life. It touches all of us very, very deeply. Today's Day of Reflection was held under tight police security at the iconic Bondi Beach. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was among those who attended the ceremony.

He was met with booze from the crowd as pressure mounts on the government to tighten gun laws and clamped down on anti-Semitism. After months at sea, HMSCS, St. John's, anchored in Halifax yesterday, Juliana Grieu was dockside to watch families reunite with their loved ones, just in time for the holidays. As the ship inched closer, children and spouses rushed to the edge of the jetty. And on board the vessel, more than 200 Royal Canadian Navy personnel waived at them. smiles plastered on their faces.

These sailors spent five months on the water in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Reassurance. The first sailor down the gangplank, Steve Andrews, embraced his wife and three kids. The moment I was able to cross the brow, all the emotions hit. I get all tearing inside, trying to hold it in, be strong for the family. But I feel so happy being able to touch them and actually hug them instead of FaceTime and text messages and all the calls, this speeds the world to us. Juliana Grillo, CBC News, Halifax.

Blue Origin has made history with the first space flight by a wheelchair user. That applause as space passenger Mishi Benthouse emergence from a capsule shortly after it landed in Texas. She is one of six passengers who were taken by Blue Origin rocket on a brief journey into space. She's been in a wheelchair since a mountain biking crash seven years ago and has become an advocate for accessible space travel. I think you should never give up on your dreams, right? But, I mean, there's also sometimes just a low probability that it comes true. And it was the coolest experience ever, honestly.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fag. Thank you.