World Report - July 29: Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: July 29, 2025

Global hunger monitor says a third of people in Gaza are going days without food. New York City police investigating why a gunman killed 4 people and himself in a Manhattan office tower that houses NFL headquarters. Long-standing Africville activist says he will fight latest eviction notice. Russia bombs Ukrainian prison, killing at least 16 people. Hacker groups show support for Ukraine by targeting Russia's national Aeroflot airline. 38 people killed by landslides and floods, as Beijing receives nearly a year's worth of rain in less than a week. BC couple survives grizzly attack while e-biking in the Kootenays. 

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This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Marcia Young. Famine is playing out in Gaza. That is the central finding in the latest report from the multi-body international agency that monitors hunger. The alert from the IPC partnership says urgent action is needed. And mounting evidence shows a rise in hunger relations.

deaths. Crystal Gomansing has more from London. They throw the aid and those who are strong, get it, says this father of six. Items that are available in the markets, he says, are so expensive, no one can afford them. The IPC partnership says the worst-case scenario is playing out. It issued an alert today saying there is mounting evidence that widespread starvation and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths. The alert is not a formal designation of famine. In order for a famine to be declared by the IPC,

at least 20% of households in an area must face an extreme lack of food and at least 30% of children in an acute state of malnutrition and two people for every 10,000 dying each day to outright starvation or malnutrition and disease. Aid groups say they are unable to collect data needed for a formal famine declaration. Israeli foreign minister, Gitanzaaar, said lies are being told. And the lie is disturbation policies.

On Sunday, Israeli officials implemented a 10-hour daily pause in fighting so agencies could deliver aid. The World Food Program says it is still not getting anywhere near enough. Samir Abdel-Jabir is with the WFP. Wheat flour alone is not enough. People cannot survive on just eating bread. The IPC says it is working on a more detailed analysis of the situation on the ground. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London.

New York's mayor says a man who opened fire on a Manhattan office building was targeting the National Football League. Mayor Eric Adams says the man was trying to reach the NFL headquarters in the building, but the gunman took the wrong elevator. He killed four people and injured another before taking his own life. Adams told CBS a note was found on the gunman's body. The note alluded to that he felt he had CTE, a known brain injury for those who participate in contact sports. He appeared to have blamed the NFL for his injury.

The shooter played high school football in California. nearly two decades ago, the NFL says an employee was seriously injured in the shooting, but is in stable condition. One of Canada's longest-running civil rights protests could be coming to an end. Eddie Carverie has been occupying the land of what was once Afriqville for more than 50 years. The black community there in Halifax was bulldozed in the 1960s. Carverie has been fighting for reparations. But as Nicholas again reports, he has received an eviction notice to remove

his protest trailer. Justice wasn't served in, and I'm here trying to find justice. Eddie Carverie sits in front of his RV, vowing to stay, even in the face of the latest eviction order, to vacate the land he was born on and has been occupying for more than 50 years. Now 79, Carverie has spent most of his life

seeking reparations for the people of Afrikville, a former black community demolished by Halifax in the 1960s in the name of Irby. in renewal. Services end 100 yards from Africaville. No garbage pickup, no running water. Africaville was home to around 400 residents starting in the early 1800s. Many were former slaves who came to Canada

looking for a new life, but faced many challenges from no running water or paved roads to an infectious disease hospital and a dump being built next door. Carvery keeps this history front of mind. I'm tired, but shall they find someone else? to champion our cause to fight for Africa, I've got no choice. The Afrikville land is now home to a park and a museum in its honor.

Carvery has been evicted by the municipality before, but always comes back. This time, the Afriqville Heritage Trust Society signed the notice, citing safety precautions, and the municipality issued him a ticket for trespassing. He's been on the front lines, you know, ridiculed, dragged through the mud. That's Carverie's grandson, Eddie. Carvary the third. He and dozens of others showed up Monday to protest the eviction. The Afriqville Heritage Trust Society and Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore declined to be interviewed. A spokesperson says Carverie's ticket was cancelled Monday and Carverie says he plans to keep fighting. Nicholas

Sagan, CBC News, Halifax. Ukrainian officials say at least 16 people have been killed in an attack on a prison. Russia bombed the facility in the southeast or eastern Zaporizier region late yesterday, dozens of inmates are in hospital with serious injuries. This inmate describes what happened. It was dark. There was dust. People were shouting. Some were alive. Some were dead, he says. The attack destroyed the dining hall and damaged administrative buildings. Russia's national airline is canceling dozens more flights today as it deals with the aftermath of a cyber attack. Aeroflot revealed yesterday its IT systems have been breached, and hacker groups say they have access sensitive airline data. Dominic Volaitis has the latest.

The destructive cyber attack brought chaos to Russian airports with dozens of flights cancelled. Russian prosecutors have now opened a criminal investigation, while lawmakers described the attack against the country's national carrier aeroflot as a wake-up call. Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, meanwhile, called the event alarming. The threat of hacking is a threat that remains for all large companies that provide services to the public, he says. We will, of course, seek to clarify this information and wait for the relevant explanations. The hacking group, called Silent Crow, says it carried out the attack,

with Belarusian cyberpartisans, a self-styled hacktivist group that opposes President Alexander Lukashenko and says it wants to liberate Belarus from dictatorship. In separate statements, both groups say they launched the operation in support of Ukraine and its fight against Russia. The cyber attack is one of the most disruptive Russia has faced since launching its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as well as severely impacting travel plans for thousands of Russians during peak holiday season, it's hit Aeroflot's share price and exposed serious vulnerabilities in the country's critical infrastructure. Dominic Volaitis for CBC News, Riga Latvia.

Heavy rain is causing devastation throughout Beijing. The rain started falling last Wednesday, since then, the Chinese capital, has received almost as much rain as it usually gets in a year. By midnight last night, more than 540 millimeters had fallen on Beijing. All that water has washed away cars, caused flooding and landslides, and knocked out power. At least 38 people have died in the affected areas, and there are more rescues happening right now. Bear interactions are a part of life in southeast BC. One community was reminded of that, after a guy.

Grizzly attack sent a man to hospital. The man was e-biking with his wife on a popular trail when they saw two bears, as Georgie Smyth tells us, his partner acted fast to save him. It came around kind of a blind corner, and they were right on those bears. The attack happened very quickly. Question Mayor, Arnold de Boone says the couple who have not been named are locals in the small Cootney's town, where a network of riverside trails draw hikers, bikers and a few days ago aggressive grizzlies. She saw a bear run past her and then she heard her husband yelling so she used bear spray on. I think first the bear that ran by her and then secondly just helped stop the attack. The attack then broke off. The man was taken to hospital where

he underwent surgery for significant but not life-threatening injuries. Residents say that part of the Kootenies has seen the grizzly population grow after conservation efforts. Education like how to use bear spray is key, says Dee Howard, who works for the town, to develop ways to keep bears and humans safe and separated. When we go for a cycle or go for a walk, what should we be looking out for and how do we prepare? This attack brings that home for those that live there. Sometimes I don't make sure that I have my bear spray, but I will be now. Yeah, always be aware. You have to be aware. We live in a forest and there are lots of bears around. Conservation officers say it's likely the couple startled the grizzles.

and that the attack was defensive, so the bears will be left alone. Georgie Smyth, CBC News, Vancouver. That is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm Marcia Young. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.ca.com.