World Report - September 24: Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

Super Typhoon Ragasa leaves at least 17 dead in Taiwan as it makes its way to China.Canada pledges $60 million to help Haiti fight back against gangs, contingent on UN support for a new "gang-suppression force." Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will talk trade with China's Xi Jinping "when the time is right." U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirms multiple people have been shot at ICE detention faciality in Dallas, Texas. It was a big comeback for late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel as he returned to the air after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells United Nations, international law does not work without powerful friends who are willing to defend it. 

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This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Ithel Musa. Typhoon Ragasa continues to wreak havoc. That is the moment a storm surge smashed through the doors of an upscale hotel in Hong Kong. The tropical cyclone is now over mainland China. There, millions have had to evacuate. In Taiwan, at least 17 people were killed when the major storm hit. Philippe LeBlanc is in Taipei.

The scale of destruction in eastern Taiwan has been far worse than anticipated, officials said, after a barrier lake bursts its bank in Hualien County. Some geologists described the breach as a tsunami from the mountains. A bridge was swept away and streets filled with water and mud. Several people are dead and at least 20 others are still missing. The water level rose so fast that we spent the night on the second floor of our house, hoping to be rescued, says this woman, who was taken to a city shelter. The Taiwanese premier is calling for an inquiry into the disaster response

to figure out why those areas had not been evacuated as the typhu. was approaching. The super typhoon has now been downgraded to a severe typhoon and is pummeling southern China where close to 2 million people were evacuated in Guangdong, still recovering from another typhoon that hit just a few days ago. Schools, public transit and most businesses were shut down in Shenzhen for most of the day, but the city just lifted its shutdown. Hong Kong has also been at a standstill since yesterday. More than 60 people were injured by strong winds and high waves that crashed on the island. Widespread damage is being assessed.

The Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam and Laos are expected to be in the path of the severe typhoon tomorrow. Philippe LeBlanc, CBC News, Taipei. There has been a shooting at an immigration and customs enforcement office in Dallas, Texas. At least one person is dead. Two others were wounded, including detainees. Police say the shooter has also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, acting ICE director Todd Lyons. The scene's secure, you know, obviously right now, my hearts and prayers are going out to my officers and agents.

That's my biggest concern and as well as everyone in that area. But this just shows the violence that's being increased against ice officers and agents. Dallas police say the suspect opened fire from an adjacent building. There is still no word yet on a possible. motive. At the United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is warning world leaders. Weapons decide who survives. And he says international institutions are too weak to protect people from Russia's expansionism. His speech comes a day after the U.S. President said he believes Kiev can win all of Ukraine back from its original form. Anna Cunningham has more.

If a nation wants peace, it still has to work on weapons. Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky addressing the UN General Assembly, including Russian representatives. He described the road to peace as a sick reality. Not international law, not cooperation weapons decide who survives. Zelensky's focus on his country's need for weapons to fight Russia, a deliberate message, including to the U.S. There are no security guarantees except France and weapons. Yesterday, Ukraine's emergency workers were again putting out fires from the latest Russian strikes in Odessa and Harkis.

Zelensky told UN members it was the responsibility of the world's leaders to act. He warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin would go further and deeper into Europe and it would be cheaper for the world to stop him now than to protect their ports and ships later. We are now living through the most destructive arms race in human history. Zelensky says he had a good meeting with the U.S. President Donald Trump and values Washington's import. Zelensky concluded,

Don't stay silent while Russia keeps dragging this war on. The Ukrainian president said people are waiting for action. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Prime Minister Mark Carney is still at the United Nations today, where he's attending a summit on the resilience of the global economy. This comes a day after Carney met with China's second most powerful politician, Li Chiang, the premier of the State Council of China. It is a high-level meeting at a time when Canada and China

are trying to resolve their complicated tariff dispute. Janice McGregor is in our Parliamentary Bureau. Janice, what came of this meeting? Well, it was interesting. Last night, Conservative leader, Pierre Pollyav, jumped on his social media, pointed out to his followers that once again, Carney had failed to secure an end or even relief from the tariffs that China had placed on Canadian agri-food exports in retaliation for Canada joining the American push to block Chinese electric vehicle imports. But while it is true that a resolution hasn't landed yet, there is definitely something in the air. When Carney's parliamentary secretary joined Saskatchewan's premier for key talks in China earlier this month, Scott Moe was suggesting that a broader strategy may be in play here that could include, for example,

addressing China's energy security needs, offering it perhaps an alternative to Russian gas imports. Carney mentioned clean and conventional energy last night. He talked about Canada's expansion plans for liquefied natural gas, as well as, he said, a range of opportunities in agriculture and elsewhere. We had very constructive set of discussions, which built on earlier phone calls, which built on exchanges between our foreign ministers, exchanges between our trade ministers.

I will expect at the appropriate time to be meeting with President Xi Jinping, but continuing this dialogue with the Premier. Carney said his foreign and trade ministers would soon be traveling to China. There is a busy fall summit season coming up for the leaders. This is all to be continued. So what are the risks in this?

Well, remember, there's language in the revised North American trade agreement that says Canada cannot finalize big trade deals with China without consulting the U.S. And that's where things get really sticky for Canada as it tries to balance the conflicting and competing concerns between its number one and number two trading partners. Janice McGregor in Ottawa. Thanks, Janice.

You're welcome. Health Canada is pushing back on claims that Tylenol causes autism when taken during pregnancies. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump linked the painkiller to the condition in children earlier this week. In a statement, the health agency said that Tylenol, also known as acetaminophen, has been used safely by millions of Canadians for decades, including during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It says there is no conclusive evidence that using the drug, as directed during pregnancies, causes autism or any other neurodevelopmental disorders. Health Canada recommends taking the drug for pain

or fever during pregnancy, when needed, and as directed. It was a big comeback for a late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy Kimmel live aired for the first time since Disney, which owns ABC, suspended the show last week. It was over Kimmel's comments on the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Futterman has more. From Hollywood, it's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Jimmy Kimmel returned to late night to a one-minute standing ovation. After the applause, this was Kimmel's opening line. As I was saying before I was interrupting, I'm happy to be here tonight with you.

There was plenty of humor, but the most moving moments came when Kimmel became emotional. His voice cracked when he said he never meant to make light of Charlie Kirk's death. understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man. And there was even more emotion later when he talked about Kirk's wife Erica, offering forgiveness to her husband's killer. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. It touched me deeply. Kimmel did not ignore President Trump. He mocked Trump's comments about Kimmel having low ratings with a bit of irony.

ratings. Well, I do tonight. On a serious note, Kimmel talked about the freedom of speech and said comedians should not be targets. The government threat to silence a comedian the president doesn't like is anti-American. That's anti- On social media last night, Donald Trump lashed out at ABC for not firing Kimmel and hinted he might file a lawsuit against the network. Steve Feuderman, CBC News, Los Angeles. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm Ithel Musa. This is CBC News.