The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: December 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 10:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar fresh off his visit in halifax yesterday with prime minister mark carney ukraine's president volatimer selensky will meet with u.s president donald trump today trump is trying to broker an end to the war between russia and ukraine with zelanski making several concessions in his latest proposal the big question is will russia sign on jp tasker reports the attack on keem shows just how important It is that we stand with Ukraine during this difficult time. After getting support from Prime Minister Mark Carney,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping for some from U.S. President Donald Trump today. I hope very important and very constructive meeting with President Trump. He'll pitch his plan to bring an end to the Russian conflict. We need two things, pressure on Russia, and sufficient strong support for Ukraine. That includes a request for security guarantees from the United States and other Western. allies. Well, a Trump-Zelensky deal on that and what the Ukrainian president calls territorial issues would be a breakthrough. There is no progress when it comes to Putin ending the war. Kurt Volker, Trump's former representative to Ukraine, tells CBC News, there's only peace if Russia agrees

and it's not looking good. Putin has made it very clear, including in just the past few days, that he wants everything. J.P. Tasker, CBC News, Washington. Myanmar's military is pressing ahead with elections, widely dismissed as a sham, four years after it seized power. Voting is taking place in limited areas with opposition parties barred and the country still gripped by a civil war. Adam Bama reports. Voting is underway in parts of Myanmar as the military junta pushes ahead with elections, widely dismissed as illegitimate, amid a civil war and humanitarian crisis. Six military-approved parties are vying to replace the elected government

of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy. Suu Kyi and senior NLD figures were jailed after a military coup on February 1st, 2021, led by Army Chief Minong Lang. While not on the ballot, his regime has cracked down on critics of the vote. Minong Lang claims the NLD committed fraud in the 2020 election, a vote international observer said, was free and fair, in which Suu Kyi's party won overwhelmingly. Only junta loyal parties are allowed to run,

and analysts expect the military-backed USDP to return to power. Adam Bema for CBC News, Chiang Mai, Thailand. In Kosovo, people are heading to the polls today for a snap election. Prime Minister Albin Kirti is hoping to win a majority though in a year-long political deadlock. After casting his own ballot, Kurti urged citizens to vote.

A higher turnout of citizens means, both higher quality of overall choice, of the content of next Parliament, but at the same time, more legitimacy for our institutions. This is the second vote of the year. We are now just under six months away from the FIFA World Cup, and fans that are trying to buy tickets to the Canadian Games are already battling eye-popping resale prices. Julian Ope explains.

We had 15 minutes once we secured the tickets like in our cart. Aidan D'Souza managed to snag tickets to one of Toronto's FIFA games next summer, but it was no easy feat. Many of the tickets have already ended up on resale sites like Ticketmaster. Some listed as high as $80,000, most not dipping below $2,500. I personally think it's a big issue. Fast Bednar as managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute, a group that studies public policy and brainstorms potential solutions. She says a lack of regulations around scalping in Ontario is to blame. If we're viewing major cultural events and major sporting events as a luxury good that are only available to the highest bidder,

then I think that really says something. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government scrapped part of a law in 2019 that capped ticket resale at 50% above the original price. Still, Ford said he wants a review of the regulations. In a statement, Ontario said it's exploring its options. Julian Ope, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.