The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: December 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 22:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil hurland a plan to stop the war in ukraine remains out of reach tonight at a meeting in florida both u.s president donald trump and ukraine's volodomere zolensky insisted progress is being made but as karen paul's reports russian president vladimir putin is undermining that optimism after a closely watched meeting between ukrainian president of President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, progress, but no deal. We're getting a lot closer. We have great achievements, 20-point peace plan, 90% agreed, and U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees.

The revised 20-point peace plan includes a possible demilitarized economic zone monitored by an international force. But it appears there was little progress on a major sticking point, Ukrainian territorial concessions in the Donbass region. Perhaps the biggest obstacle of all, Russian president Vladimir Putin. He wasn't at the Mar-a-Lago meeting, but Trump spoke with him by phone. He wants to see it happen. He wants to see it. He told me very strongly. I believe him. But just Saturday, Putin had a very different take on state media. If the authorities in Kiev don't want to settle this business peacefully, he says, will resolve all the problems before us by military means. Karen Paul's, CBCC. News, Washington.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurdi, says he will form a new government after his party won half the votes in today's election, signaling a possible end to the year-long political deadlock that has paralyzed the country and delayed key international funding. Once the results will be certified by Central Election Commission, we should swiftly constitute a parliament out of 10th legislator and then form. immediately new government. We don't have time to lose. Kurti won elections last February, but he failed to get a majority and couldn't reach a coalition deal with other parties. Alberta RCMP have charged a 42-year-old man with two counts

of second-degree murder after two people were killed near Grand Prairie early Saturday morning. The Mounties were called to a shooting on a rural road. Emergency crews found two people dead on arrival, they've been identified as 54-year-old David Lagasse and 44-year-old Michelle Lagasse. Police say the suspect and the deceased were known to each other. Curtis Philip Halliday is now in custody. He's supposed to make a court appearance January 8th. Nick Kerrios has been the world's number one tennis star, Irina Sabalanka, and what had been controversially billed a Battle of the Sexes exhibition match in Dubai. Dominic Volitis reports. A sold-out crowd in Dubai for today's Battle of the Sexes exhibition match

and a 6-3-6-3 win for Nick Kirios against women's world number one, Arina Sabalenko. I had to work hard. Nothing came easy out there. It was incredibly high level. Build as a modern take on Billy Jean King's famous victory over former Grand Slam winner Bobby Riggs more than 50 years ago, Today's match had ignited controversy over its relevance and meaning, something Sabalanka was keen to address in the post-match press conference. I showed a great tennis. It wasn't like six-lough, six-love. It was a great fight.

It was interesting to watch. It brought more eyes on tennis. Sabalenko hasn't ruled out a rematch with Kirios, saying she now knows his tactics, meaning any future showdown would be even better than today's. Dominic Volitus for CBC News, Bristol, England. And finally. One of the greatest green beautos One of the greatest green beauties of the 20th century has died Bridget Bardot's cinema career spanned some 28 movies

She became an international celebrity As a sexualized teen bride in the 1956 film And God-created woman Bardo later became an animal rights activist Bridget Bardo dead at 91 And that is your world. this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.