The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: January 3, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 12:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the media from Florida this past hour regarding the overnight attack in Caracas Venezuela. Late last night and early today, at my direction, the United States Armed Forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela, overwhelming American military power.

Air, land, and sea was used to launch a spectacular assault. And it was an assault like people have not seen since World War II. Trump says Venezuela's President Nicholas Maduro and his wife have both been captured by special forces. Meanty Maduro and his wife Celia Flores have now been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Maduro is facing a number of charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, and cocaine importation conspiracy. Nick Harper has the latest. reaction from Washington. The US President Donald Trump in a post on social media confirming this attack, but also confirming the news that is shocked many internationally, that the US has removed

a sitting head of government, removing Nicholas Maduro and his wife, the US president confirming that they were captured. Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, has been speaking to a Republican senator and Trump ally, Mike Lee. And in that phone call, Rubio said that Maduro would be heading here to the United States to stand trial. Remember, the US government under Donald Trump, first time round, launched charges against Maduro's government accusing him of narco-terrorism and corruption. There is significant questions coming from Democrat lawmakers here in the capital, but around the country, about whether the US president had that authority to carry out this action. And then there have been activists groups

already calling for anti-war protests, including outside the White House later today. Nick Harper, for CBC News, Washington. Swiss authorities have identified the first four victims of the New Year's Eve bar fire. There are two females, 21 and 16 years of age, and two males, aged 18 and 16. Gian Lorenzo Coronado is the Italian ambassador to Switzerland. There are 121 injured and 40 dead, including four identified, whose families have already been notified. The identification process will continue today and tomorrow and should be largely completed by tomorrow afternoon. However, there will be some cases where identification will take longer.

Many bodies were burned beyond recognition. Officials say sparklers may have ignited a fire in the ceiling of the bar. It's a story we've been hearing for years now. European cities suddenly discovered by tourists and then overrun, pushing up rents and thinning out everyday life. The latest is Naples. As Megan Williams reports, it's now one of Europe's fastest-growing tourist destinations. Not long ago, a trip to Naples came with a pretty,

decent chance of being pickpocketed, or if you were naive enough to park on the street, coming back to a smashed window. Even so, it felt like a small price to pay for the most electrifying street life in Europe. Today, Naples still crackles with street life, but with crime down, it's also welcoming tourists in record numbers, helped by low-cost flights and cruise ship stops. That boom is causing a housing crunch, says Affordable Housing Advocate Anafava, with short-term multiplying and rents rising in a city where 70% of residents don't own. It would be great if Naples stayed authentic, says Vava. But that requires real Neapolitans still being able to live here.

Megan Williams, CBC News, Naples. So the two straight quarterfinal losses have been avenged. And now it's on the face Czechia. Canada's juniors defeated Slovakia 7-1. the quarterfinals of the World Junior Hockey Championship last night. The team has failed to medal at the tournament the past two years after being knocked out in the quarterfinals both times. Canada now advances to a semi-final matchup against Chekia. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.

Thank you.