The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/29 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: December 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/29 at 15:00 EST

When Christy Lee started her podcast, she wanted to avoid the spotlight. But that's kind of become impossible. Canadian True Crime has over 70 million downloads and is constantly at the top of the charts. This week on Crime Story, behind the scenes with Canadian True Crime and Christy Lee. Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Karen Howerlock. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump are meeting in Florida. The two are trying to smooth over some tension in the bilateral relationship.

The CBC's J.P. Tasker reports. Israel, with other people, might not exist right now if you want to know the truth. That's a pretty big statement, but it's true. U.S. President Donald Trump is publicly lavishing praise on his Israel. counterpart. But behind the scenes, there's some disagreement over what to do about Gaza. While phase one of the Trump-brokered peace deal has gone well, virtually all Israeli hostages have been released from Hamas captivity. There are fears in the Trump administration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slow rolling phase two. That's when Israel is

supposed to pull back from Gaza with a neutral board of peace taking over instead. Trump is hopeful reconstruction can start. I think it's going to begin pretty soon, yeah. He's looking forward to it. But Israeli officials say Netanyahu doesn't want to withdraw until Hamas has been fully demilitarized. A process that some experts say could take years. J.P. Tasker, CBC News, Washington. Moscow says it's revising its position in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

after Russia's foreign minister accused Ukraine of targeting one of President Vladimir Putin's residences today. As Ross Cullen reports, it's thrown a wrench. into the talks. Well, the Ukrainian president has denied that Ukrainian armed forces targeted the House in the Novgorod region of Russia of President Vladimir Putin. The Russian foreign minister says that is exactly what happened. All 91 incoming Ukrainian drones were shot down and as a result, the Kremlin's negotiating position will now change and targets have been selected inside Ukraine for retaliatory strikes. The Ukrainian presidency saying that could include government

buildings. President Vladimir Zelensky says the claims by Russia are fabricated in an example of lies that Moscow is telling to try to influence the peace process. All of this comes just one day after Zelensky and Donald Trump held face-to-face talks in Florida about the peace process and trying to advance the 20-point peace plan. Ross Cullen for CBC News, Paris. A winter storm is hitting Ontario and Quebec, leaving thousands without power. High winds and blowing snow are creating whiteout conditions in parts of northern and southern Ontario. And freezing rain is coating sidewalks, trees, and power lines with ice in eastern Ontario. And Quebec, Colin Butler has the story.

John Broulet loads up on salt at a Canadian tire in Ottawa, ready for sidewalks and driveway. So the ice, basically. This is probably going to be the rest of the years to fly. In Ontario, winter warnings stretch from Windsor through the GTA. In Toronto, ice pellets and snow could pile up to 12 centimeters. In the provinces north, there are whiteout conditions and totals could reach 20 centimeters. Ryan Pilon is with Tim and snow removal. He's been clearing snow since 2 a.m. I grew up here my whole life and I've maybe seen a storm months or twice like this.

So this is pretty bad. In Quebec, Montreal, Utaway and the eastern townships could see 15 millimeters of ice before the freezing rain tapers off, but then 90 kilometer an hour winds. airports are seeing a host of delays and cancellations as the storm moves east, it's clear, winter is here to stay, and it's only the opening act. Colin Butler, CBC News, London, Ontario. Canada's juniors will look to improve to 3 and 0 in the preliminary round of the World Junior Championship in Minnesota. The Canadians face off against Denmark tonight. Shamans in Peru are predicting some big events for 2026.

dressed in ceremonial attire, a dozen shamans and healers have been gathering at a beach. They predict Venezuela's president, Nicholas Maduro, will be defeated and that the United States should prepare because Donald Trump will fall seriously ill. On a more optimistic note, they also forecast an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Karen Howen. Thank you.