The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/05 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: January 5, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/05 at 07:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings with ousted venezuelan president nicholas maduro now in u.s custody u.s president donald trump is laying out what he wants to see next right now what we want to do is fix up the oil fix up the country bring the country back and then have elections that's trump speaking last night to reporters on Air Force One. He also says that a second military strike on Venezuela is possible if the country's new acting president does not cooperate. And Delci Rodriguez appears to be softening her tone. In a statement issued yesterday, Rodriguez says she wants a balanced relationship

with the United States, one with a broad agenda of cooperation. With more, here's Manuel Rueda in neighboring Bogota, Colombia. This is quite a remarkable statement. It's very different from the first statement we saw her make on the day of the attack, where she was saying Venezuela would not be a U.S. colony and when she was demanding the return of Maduro. So it seems like they are willing to work with the United States. We'll be looking out for science, for example, whether the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela reopens,

whether they free political prisoners. There are reports that there are some Americans right now. now imprisoned in Venezuela, we'll start to look for signs like that to see how serious this cooperation is going to be. That is Manuel Rueda reporting from Bogota. As for Nicholas Maduro, he is scheduled to make his first court appearance later today. Maduro and his wife are set to appear before a judge in New York City at noon eastern. He is accused of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. Maduro's lawyers are expected to contest the legality of the arrest, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of state.

Incidentally, Prime Minister Mark Carney has spoken with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Karina Machado. She is at the forefront of an ongoing campaign to bring democracy to Venezuela. Carney's office says he has told her that Canada supports a peaceful negotiated transition process led by the Venezuelan people. Machado, whose whereabouts are unknown, says she will remain in contact with Carney and Canadian officials. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has named Christia Freeland his new economic development advisor. Canada's former deputy prime minister has Ukrainian heritage and speaks Ukrainian.

Freeland left the liberal cabinet in September of last year to act as Canada's special envoy to Ukraine. Meanwhile, President Carney, Prime Minister Carney, is at the table as a coalition of countries supporting Ukraine is meeting this week in Paris. The coalition is discussing the latest steps needed to create a credible path toward a possible ceasefire with Russia. Murray Brewster reports. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, speaking after meeting with senior defense and security advisors from 18 nations who are part of the Coalition of the Willing. Their mission is to hammer out the details of security guarantees Ukraine will need going

into possible peace talks with Russia. I think the Coalition of the Willing is the greatest success of Ukraine. and foreign policy since the start of the war. Matchmit is a national security expert and former instructor at the U.S. Army War College. He says solid military commitments are essential in the absence of Ukraine joining NATO. Russia has made Ukraine's exclusion from the Western Military Alliance, one of its preconditions for peace talks. What's going to be key over the next few days is the shape of those security guarantees

provided to Ukraine by Europe and Canada. Will they be credible enough to deter Russia from just taking a brief? either and then restarting the war at some point in the future. Marie Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. Paris Court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying the French first lady Brigitte Macron. The court convicted all defendants to sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight-month suspended prison sentences. It pointed to insulting and malicious comments referring to false claims that President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man

and linking their 24-year age gap with her younger husband to pedophilia.