World Report - September 09: Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

Reports say Israel targeted Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar.Russian glide bomb has killed at least 21 people waiting in line to get their pensions.Nepal's Prime Minister K-P Sharma Oli has resigned is stepping aside after days of anti-corruption protests in the country.Rescuers evacuated nearly 100,000 people from their homes overnight in eastern Punjab province of Pakistan.Africa's largest hydroelectric project launches today in Ethiopia.Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sentenced to one year in prison.The Alberta government has amended its policy on banned books in schools.

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The sound of explosions on the streets of Doha, reports say Israel targeted Hamas leadership in that city. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed a strike, but not the location. In a post on social media, he says it was an independent Israeli online. operation. Qatar is condemning what it calls the cowardly Israeli attack. Officials in Doha say it is a violation of international law. The CBC, Sasha Petrusik, is joining me now from Jerusalem. And Sasha, what can you tell us about what happened? What we are hearing is that this was an attack that was planned by Israel for some time. It was even codenamed Day of Judgment. And that it was meant to take out the two of the political bureaus chairman of Hamas, in other words, the top

negotiators, who were set to meet in this one building in a neighborhood in Doha in Qatar. They were set to be discussing the proposal that the Americans have put forward to both Israel and to Hamas to try to end the war in Gaza. There was a lot of pressure on Hamas to agree to it. This was where they were going to get together and decide whether, in fact, they were going to agree to it, and apparently this is where the attack happened. Now, I have to say, we do not still have confirmation that these two men were killed. The suggestion is that they may have been, but there have also been reports out of Arab media in Doha that a number of people, quite a few in fact in the building did survive.

So that is still an open question. But regardless, this obviously is a huge development. It's also huge because Israel, in effect, attacked Qatar, which is another level in this conflict. So the open question still, there's many of them, but one of the big ones is, to what extent the Americans were involved? Yes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that this was strictly an Israeli, operation. But there has been

a suggestion that the Americans were told about it in advance, and it seems very difficult to believe that they wouldn't have been at least aware of what was going on, given the situation in the Middle East. Thank you, Sasha. My pleasure, Marcia. CBC, Sasha Petrusicht, with the latest

from Jerusalem. Ukraine's president says a guided Russian bomb has killed at least 24 people. They were waiting in line to receive their pensions in a small village in the Donetsk region. In an online post, Volodomir Zelensky says two dozen other people were injured in what he calls a brutal attack. Zelensky is urging the European Union and the United States to take action to stop Russia.

Nepal's prime minister has resigned. K.P. Sharmaoli is stepping aside after days of protests in that country. This morning, Kathmandu's airport closed over security concerns. As the CBC, Salima Shivji tells us, demonstrations in the Capitol are in their second. second day. The protesters surged towards a line of police officers in full riot gear. Around them, the streets of central Kathmandu are littered with stones, broken windows, and blood staining the pavement. The day after, a deadly protest that drew thousands of young people towards Nepal's parliament complex demanding a sweeping social media ban be withdrawn, and these protesters are defying a curfew

to register their anger. The target for many demonstrators today, government offices and the homes of several high-profile politicians, vandalized and set on fire. This is Nepal's condition, student Sahil Tamang says. The Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli should leave. Protester Angela Shrestha says the rallies began after the government implemented a sweeping ban on social media platforms. But it's more than that. And she and other protesters wouldn't leave until Oli leaves.

We don't want corruption. We don't want this. We don't want them to lead our country. And they just killed people. The cries for change worked. After the violent clashes between police and demonstrators Monday and more today, Oli has resigned. His aide says the prime minister is leaving to pave the way for a constitutional solution to the current crisis.

A move the protesters. were insisting on, but one that plunges Nepal further into political turmoil. Salimashivji, CBC News, Mumbai. Rising floodwaters in central Pakistan have been forcing thousands of people to leave for higher ground. Rescuers evacuated nearly 100,000 people from their homes overnight in eastern Punjab province. The flooding has been triggered by weeks of monsoon rains. People in the province have endured scorching heat. They've also complained of a lack of government support.

Africa's largest hydroelectric project launches today in Ethiopia. A massive dam is promising an energy revolution in the East African nation. Half of the country's population does not have access to electricity. But as Megan Williams reports, the project has stirred up deep unease in countries downstream. The dam towers over the blue Nile, a vast concrete wall stretching two, kilometers across, holding back one of the world's longest and most storied rivers. For Ethiopians, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or Gerd, means lights coming on, factories that hum, and selling power to neighboring nations. In a country of more than 135 million, where many still use

kerosene, charcoal, or firewood for light and fuel, completion of the 14-year project is nothing short of transformational, says Moses Crispus O'Kello with the Institute for Security Studies in Addisababa. Ethiopians are jubilant. This derm is a history-changing piece of infrastructure. Also, adds African water expert John McCombabakou, because Ethiopia funded the project by selling bonds to its citizens in diaspora with no outside investment. A lot of Africans are saying Ethiopia has accomplished something that most African countries have never been able to do. But Egypt downstream sees it differently. With utter dependency upon the Nile,

any cut in its flow could threaten farming, jobs, and national stability. Egypt insists colonial-era treaties that give the country almost full say over the river's water are valid. But Ethiopia and other upstream countries say not so. Years of international mediation have so far failed to resolve the dispute. Megan Williams, CBC News. Rome. Sir. Hello. Thailand's former

Prime Minister, Texan Shinawatra, arriving at the country's Supreme Court today. He's been ordered to serve a year in prison. Two years ago, Texan was convicted of fraud, an abuse of power, and sentenced to eight years in prison. However, he was detained

in a police hospital instead. The Supreme Court ruled that it was a ploy to avoid prison time. and that his time in the hospital does not count. The Alberta government has amended its policy on banned books in schools. It now only prohibits books with visual depictions of sexual acts. The original order issued in July called for the removal of all books that depicted sexual acts, including written descriptions.

The CBC's Karina Zapata reports. This sweeping policy is something that could have been done with a phone call. The head of the Alberta Teachers Association, Jason Schilling says the new policy is an improvement, but all of this drama could have been avoided. The province's revised ministerial order released yesterday takes Amat Books with explicit sexual images or illustrations. The main difference, written depictions of sexual acts, can stay in Alberta schools. The change comes after the Edmonton Public School Board's long list of banned books under the initial policy included literary classics. Demetrios Nikolides is Alberta's education minister.

It was clear that there was some misunderstanding and misapplications. The new rules also no longer mentioned specific grades, meaning books with sexually explicit images must also be removed from libraries in junior high and high schools. Wing Lee is with the grassroots public education advocacy group support our students Alberta. She says the province's original goal of ensuring books in schools are age appropriate has been watered down. If the government doesn't want children to engage in what they deem as harmful, then have people help them. You know, like hire teacher librarians. School boards must share the lists of books they plan to remove by October 31st. The new rules are set to take effect on January 5th.

Karena Zapatah, CBC News, Calgary. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. for news anytime, cBCnews.ca.ca. And if you like the World Report podcast, please follow us and tell a friend. It helps spread the word. I'm Marcia Young.