The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: January 5, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 19:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. One day after the U.S. attack on Venezuela, there are still many unanswered questions. President Donald Trump said yesterday the U.S. would, quote, run Venezuela until a transition happened. But today, his Secretary of State seemed to walk that back. Katie Simpson has the latest.

We expect to see more compliance and cooperation than we were previously U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the Trump administration will not be involved in the daily governance of Venezuela. Instead, he described a broad pressure campaign, an attempt to force the regime to comply with U.S. demands, to stop the flow of illegal drugs, to push American adversaries out of the Western Hemisphere, and to allow American companies into Venezuela's oil reserves. To see changes in Venezuela that are beneficial to the United States, but also we believe beneficial for the people of Venezuela. Trump's critics are furious. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says lawmakers should have been involved in the decision-making process. It's a violation of the law.

Trump and his team are dismissing those concerns as they reveal ambitions that go beyond Venezuela. Rubio suggesting Cuba could be another target for intervention, while Trump repeated his desire for the U.S. to control Greenland. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Canadians took to the streets today in several cities to share their thoughts on the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. In Montreal, there was more celebration among many Venezuelan Canadians who see Maduro's removal as a sign of hope. Among the crowd, Jose Hidalgo. Some people from all the countries can disagree with what Trump was doing, but trust me, we have been a strong in Venezuela for a very long time, being ignored. Meanwhile, outside the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, protesters denounced the American operation as an unprecedented.

and a legal move. Larry Wasslin is the president of the Canadian Peace Congress. What the U.S. is doing is a flagrant violation of international law. It's totally against the U.N. charter in every way, shape, or form. On Monday, the U.N. Security Council set to meet to discuss the U.S. strikes and capture of Nicholas Maduro and his wife. Also on Monday, Maduro's expected to make his first appearance in a New York courtroom. In Switzerland, Authorities have finished identifying victims who died in a fire that tore through a bar during a New Year's party. Police say many were teenagers, somewhere as young as 14 years old. As Michelle Allen tells us, the community gathered today to mourn.

Chappelle, St. Christoph, and Cromontana, Switzerland, overflowing with mourners today. Many stood outside in the cold. They sang and prayed for the victims of the deadly New Year's Day fire. On Sunday evening, police and valet said they'd identify. identified the last 16 of the victims. Most of the bodies identified for teenagers. Fernando Rebouillon is a Swiss citizen living near Cram, Montana. He says, I just learned two minutes ago that one of my son's friends died.

Another one is going to the hospital with burns. While the dead have been identified, many of the injured still haven't been. To avoid overwhelming Swiss hospitals, 35 patients were sent to other clinics across Europe. Many of them arrived covered in bandages or disfiguring burns. At least 30 people were killed and an unknown number abducted by gunmen in an attack in Nigeria. The gunman opened fire in a village market, burned down the stalls and looted food. This man says all five of his children were kidnapped. The attack comes weeks after gunmen kidnapped more than 300 children and staff at a school in central Nigeria.

Most of those victims were released after almost a month. The government hasn't said whether a ransom was paid. And the chief of a Manitoba First Nation has sent an urgent letter to the Prime Minister, asking for help recovering from a four-day power outage that led to flooding and infrastructure damage. Many houses in the Pimichikamak-Kree Nation were badly damaged. About 4,000 people are still out of their homes. That's the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.

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