World Report - October 9: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

Israeli military says it is preparing to pull back its troops in Gaza as soon as peace deal announced by US President Donald Trump is complete. Palestinians react to ceasefire deal with cautious optimism. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to Donald Trump about ways Canada can support peace deal. Campbell River, BC city councillor Tanille Johnston announces bid to enter federal NDP leadership race. Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses the Trump Administration of military aggression in the Caribbean as part of a war against Latin Americans. Churchill Falls deal with Quebec becomes key issue at leaders' debate ahead of Newfoundland and Labrador election. Toronto Blue Jays advance to American League Championship Series after defeating New York Yankees. Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature. 

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Arcia Young. The Israeli military says it is preparing to pull back its troops in Gaza, and it will take action as soon as Israel signs the peace deal announced last night. For Israelis and Palestinians alike, this deal offers a glimmer of relief. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is urging both sides to fully abide by the terms of the agreement.

He says a permanent ceasefire must be secured. But to turn this ceasefire into real progress, we need more than the silencing of the guns. We need full, safe and sustained access for humanitarian workers, the removal of red tape and impediments, and the rebuilding of shattered infrastructure. He says humanitarian teams are on standby, to scale up food, water, and shelter relief as soon as Israel signs the deal. The CBC's Crystal Gomansing has more on Israeli reaction.

Israeli flags, horns, drums, all ringing out in celebration. Ronnie Shaviv has visited Hostage Square many times, but today she and her daughters walked around smiling. Now it's happening. They're so happy. We came to be happy with all of the people, seeing hope in their eyes. We're just excited. As part of phase one of the deal agreed between Israel and Hamas, the remaining 20 surviving hostages are expected to be released within 72 hours.

Palestinian prisoners will also be released, and Israel defense forces will pull back to an agreed line inside Gaza. Families with loved ones in captivity say they didn't believe the news at first. They are relieved, but say it should have happened sooner. They blame Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli President Isaac Herzog in a social media post today described the deal as historic and momentous. He and others are directly attributing the deal

to U.S. President Donald Trump, and American flags are flying high in hostage square. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Tel Aviv. In Gaza this morning, singing a sound not heard much in the past two years. The CBC's Anna Cunningham has more on the reaction to the peace agreement among some Palestinians. Singing, dancing and clapping. As words spread in calm unis in southern Gaza, Palestinians took to the streets.

Crowds gathering near NASA Hospital, an area that has seen numerous Israeli strikes. Khaled Shah describing this as a historic moment. Wa'El Radwan, thank God, and the US President Donald Trump, saying this was a joyful moment. All the Gaza's trip is happy, says Abdul-Majid Abrabo. All the Arab people, all of the world is happy with the ceasefire and the end of bloodshed, he adds. In the camps where thousands of Palestinians have fled to, many having moved multiple times during this war,

illuminated by lamplight, the dancing and singing continued into the night. Elsewhere in Gaza, reaction. from aid workers. Is this the moment? It's incredibly quiet outside. Says James Elder from UNICE. It's the middle of the night. People haven't heard yet, but also it's incredibly quiet from the skies.

Come on! Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed the announcement that Israel and Hamas have reached the first phase of a ceasefire deal, saying he hopes the efforts serve as a prelude to achieving a sustainable political solution. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among world leaders welcoming the agreement. He spoke to reporters on his way into cabinet earlier this morning. The President and I discussed in the White House how Canada can support this process.

We are supporting with humanitarian aid. There's other mechanisms that we can do to support it. Carney says the next 48 hours are crucial. He is urging all parties to follow through on the deal. The President of Colombia says there are signs Colombian citizens were killed in the most recent U.S. military bombing of a small boat off the coast of Venezuela. Gustavo Petro says the United States wants to isolate itself

and he accuses Washington of military aggression in the Caribbean as part of a war against Latin Americans. The White House is calling Petro's statement baseless. The U.S. military has attacked at least four boats off the coast of Venezuela. It has not identified who was on any of them. The Trump administration claims the boats were carrying drugs and were being operated by the Trenda Aragua gang. A 71-year-old Hungarian author is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Laszlo Krasna Horcai for his compelling and visionary over that in the midst of

apocalyptic terror reaffirms the power of art. Krasnavarke has received many awards, including the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. And several of his works have been turned into films. This is the 118th Nobel Prize for Literature. It's been awarded to just 18 women so far. Nobel Week continues tomorrow when the prize will be the Peace Prize. It will be announced on Friday. Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador are heading.

to the polls on Tuesday. And last night, the leaders of the three major political parties took to the debate stage. As Heather Gillis reports, the new Churchill Falls deal with Quebec got a lot of attention. All three leaders, please. Liberal leader John Hogan, progressive conservative Tony Wakeham and NDP leader Jim Dinn squared off during the only live televised leaders debate of Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025 provincial election. From immigration to ferries to deficit spending, one issue permeated at all. The Churchill Falls Hydro deal with Quebec. It's a complex and pivotal agreement in a province with a history of bad power deals. The new one aims to make amends and develop more power. Liberal leader

John Hogan says the province won't let billions of dollars and thousands of jobs slip by. Why can't we say to Quebec, we want a good deal with you that benefits Newfoundlanders and Labradurians, It's not only on Gall Island, but on Churchill Falls, so we can get the money we deserve now and not wait until 2041, when, by the way, again, there might very well not be a deal on the table. PC leader, Tony Wakeham, says he'll move ahead with the deal, but wants an independent review and a binding referendum.

Quebec are dancing in the streets right now, and the press is telling them to keep their voices down because they don't want people to realize how good a deal it is for Quebec and bad for Newfoundland and Labrador. Meanwhile, NDP leader Jim Dinn wants more transparency. Because from my point of view, there can be no way. partisan politics in this. Election Day is October 14th.

Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. The list of people who want to lead the federal NDP is growing. Teneal Johnston officially launched her bid last night. She's a social worker and city councilor for a Campbell River in British Columbia. They'll continue to fight for

pre-post-secondary education, for health care access for all of our rural and remote communities, affordable and accessible housing for every Canadian and climate projects that defend and regenerate our environment. And newsrely says Johnson is the first indigenous woman to seek the party's top job. She was the NDP candidate for North Island Powell River in the 2025 federal election,

but she lost a conservative Aaron Gunn. Canada's only major league baseball team is one step closer to the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees to move on to the American League championship. It has been almost a decade since the Jays have advanced this far. Thomas Dagle has more on the game and the excitement. Guerrero shoots it down the right field line, and that's a fair ball. When Red Hot Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a run to open scoring, it was the first sign Yankees fans would be in for a disappointment. Toronto racked up a dozen hits outscoring their rivals five to two and knocking out the Yankees in

games. As the Jays partied with loud music and champagne in the clubhouse, Guerrero vowed to keep leading them even further. You celebrate you want to continue. Canadian fans who made the trip to New York thanked the team while basking in Toronto's first playoff series victory since 2016. Oh, we're feeling great. Very excited. I'm excited for the next round. We've got to keep the bats going, but I'm confident in the bullpen now. Already, manager John Schneider is looking ahead to game one. of the American League Championship Series on Sunday. It's really nice to go home. I know that we're playing at home,

and it's nice to kind of sort through what we think is the best way to try to beat whoever we're going to play. The Jays will face either Seattle or Detroit in the next round with a trip to the World Series, now just four wins away. And they are going to the American League championship series. Thomas Dagg, CBC News, New York.

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