The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: December 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 19:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Riley Lechuk. U.S. President Donald Trump says negotiators are getting closer to securing a deal that could end the war in Ukraine. The comment came after he wrapped up nearly three hours of talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Florida. Both expressed optimism that a peace deal could be reached, but as Steve Futterman reports, Russian attacks in recent days have only intensified. The talks come as Russia this past week significantly increased its attacks on Ukraine.

Zelensky hopes to get the U.S. on board with Ukraine's latest peace proposal, which would include a demilitarized zone in eastern Ukraine monitored by international peacekeepers. The meeting with Trump began with a photo op, the two men shaking hands for the cameras, Trump expressing optimism that a deal will take place, saying, got to get a deal. and talking about the deaths that continued. You got to make a deal. Too many people dying. Republican Congressman Mike Turner says the most difficult part will be how to make sure Russia stays away. Ukraine has to have a sense of security assurances that Russia's not coming back.

Trump's relationship with Zelensky has vacillated greatly this year. At times there has been friction, but in recent months, the two have seemed to be more in agreement. Steve Feuderman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Polls have closed in the first phase of a three-phase election in Myanmar, but the election in the country, previously known as Burma, has been widely discredited. It was in 2021 that the army deposed an elected government, led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu K. Her party has not been allowed to run and she remains in prison. Her son Kim Aris lives in the UK and spoke to the BBC about the election.

The democratically elected leadership has been all locked. up, including my mother, and without there being allowed to participate in these elections, they are essentially meaningless. And the humanitarian situation in Burma is untenable now. Aris says he has not been allowed to speak to his mother in more than two years. In France, President Emmanuel Macron says the country is mourning a legend. That is in response to the news of iconic actor and singer Bridget Bardot, who has died at her home in the south of France at the age of 91. Dominic Volaitis has more on her groundbreaking career and complicated legacy. In 1956, a global icon was born. Brigitte Bardot shot to international fame dancing the

Mambo barefoot in the movie and God-created woman. The 21-year-old's performance, scandalized censors and captivated audiences. French star Brigitte Bardot, well-known to British fans. Born in Paris in 1934, Bardot described herself as a shy, self-conscious child, but by the age of 15, she graced the cover of Elle magazine, launching a modeling career which soon led to the big screen and recording studio. I'm, I'm. Despite her influence, Bardot found celebrity life isolating. Her personal life was shaped by failed marriages, widely reported affairs and struggles with depression.

Bardot made the last of her almost 50 films in 1973 before declaring the world of cinema rotten and leaving public life. Dominic Volaitis for CBC News, Bristol, England. And Atlantic Canada is bracing for freezing rain and snow on Monday. Environment Canada says a short period of intense weather is expected in much of Nova Scotia and in parts of Northern New Brunswick. Freezing rain is possible in Northern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The weather agency has also issued several snowfall warnings for the southern parts of Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia over the weekend. It is forecasting up to 25 centimeters of snow to accumulate in some areas. And that is your world this hour.

For news, at any hour, you can always head to CBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Riley Lechuk. Thank you.