The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: January 3, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 15:00 EST

Choose clicks, choose the algorithm, choose doom scrolling at 3am, eyes tired, brain rewired, choose headlines that scream, choose fake friends, deepfakes, bots, and comment wars that never end. Choose truth bent and broken until you can't tell up from down or write from wrong. Choose the chaos, choose the noise. Or don't. Choose news, not noise. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilfrey we begin in washington this was one of the most stunning effective and powerful displays of american military might and competence u.s president donald trump talking about an overnight attack on venezuela he says president nicholas maduro and his wife are now on a u.s naval ship on the way to new york to be tried on drug and terrorism charges

And his plans don't stop there. We're there now. We're going to stay until such time as the proper transition can take place. We're going to run it essentially until such time as a proper transition can take place. While Trump says he targeted the Maduro regime because of drug trafficking, he also admitted it's about oil. We built Venezuela oil industry with American talent, drive, and skill. And the socialist regime stole it from us. This constituted one of the largest thefts of American property in the history of our country.

In 1976, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry, pushing out American oil conglomerates and giving oil leases to Venezuelan companies. Major questions are still looming over the transition of power to a Venezuelan leader after this U.S. operation overnight. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Annen says Canada is calling on all parties to respect international law and stand with the Venezuelan people in their efforts to uphold the rule of law and democracy. She adds that Ottawa refused to recognize the legitimacy of the Maduro regime. Conservative leader Pierre Pahliav congratulated President Trump for arresting Maduro,

saying he should live out his days in prison. Polyev's wife's Anida and her parents came to Canada in the 1990s as Venezuelan refugees. Meanwhile, international reaction to these strikes ranges widely. from outright denunciation to a more muted apprehension. As Julia Chapman reports, there are calls for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council. Almost every response from world leaders has included the words international law. Some explicitly accuse the U.S. of breaking it. Left-leaning Latin American countries, along with Russia, China and Iran, are all critical of the U.S. action.

Among America's allies, there is less condemnation, but plenty of expressions of concern. Here's British Prime Minister Kier Starmar. I want to establish the facts first. I want to speak to President Trump. I want to speak to allies. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez says the U.S. action sets a dangerous precedent. A number of countries are calling for a meeting of the Security Council. Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is a man with few allies.

But while many are celebrating his removal from power, there is unease among some governments about how it was carried out. Hattman, CBC News, London. European National Security Advisors have gathered in Kiev today for talks on the U.S.-led peace proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And the discussion comes ahead of a larger meeting of the Coalition of the Willing next week in France. Dominic Vilitis has more on the significance. Arriving in Kiev this morning, the delegation includes national security advisors

from several European countries, including Britain, Germany and France. Canada, NATO and the European Union are also represented. Ukrainian officials say today's talks focused on security and economic issues, and the discussions come ahead of next week's meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in the French capital, Paris. Prime Minister Mark Carney will be among the leaders taking part in the talks, which Canadian officials say come at a crime. crucial point in Ukraine's war with Russia. Dominic Volaitis for CBC News, Bristol, England. And there's a chance of coastal flooding this weekend across southern British Columbia,

including Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria. The danger comes from unusually high tides combined with the low-pressure weather system that could bring fierce wind. That's the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.