Your World Tonight - Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz, Viktor Orban defeated in Hungary's election, Quebec's next premier, and more

Episode Date: April 12, 2026

After marathon peace talks ended without an agreement, the United States is attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran. President Donald Trump is now threatening to impose a full blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the future of an already shaky two week ceasefire hangs in the balance.Also: Its a historic day for Hungary, as the country elects a new Prime Minister. Viktor Orban conceded defeat in the country's election - after ruling the country for 16 years. His loss to Peter Magyar will likely tilt Hungary away from Russia and closer to its European allies. And: Quebecers now know who will replace premier Francois Legault. The Coalition Avenir Québec has elected Christine Frechette as their new leader. After a three month race for the top job, Frechette now has to try and revive the party’s fortunes ahead of a fall election. Plus: How climate change is damaging Darjeeling tea farms, The benefits of strength training for women, and more.

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trading route that's effectively been blocked since the war began. Iran now lobbying threats right back at the U.S., all of this in the wake of weekend peace talks that have crumbled. This is Your World Tonight. I'm Tanya Fletcher, also on the podcast. On the eve of three by-elections with major implications, the Liberal government waits in the wings to see if Monday's results will deliver them a majority. And... Resistance training isn't just adding years to the life, it's adding strength and independence and quality of life to those years.

The science that shows how strength training can help you live longer, for women especially. After Marathon Peace Talks ended without an agreement, the United States is attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran. President Donald Trump now threatening to impose a full blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the future of an already shaky two-week ceasefire hangs in the balance. The CBC's Katie Simpson has our top story from Washington tonight. Join me now live on the telephone with the very latest is the nation's 45th and 47th President. U.S. President Donald Trump called into a friendly conservative talk show to outline his newest threats against Iran.

After negotiators failed to reach an agreement following 21 hours of peace talks, Trump now says the American Navy will take new action in the Strait of Hormuz. We're putting on a complete blockade. We're not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not people that they don't like or whatever it is. It's going to be all or none, and that's the way it is. Iran has only allowed a few dozen vessels to pass through the crucial shipping route since a ceasefire deal was reached Tuesday. When the U.S. and Iran agreed to pause the fighting in order to give diplomacy a chance, Iran said it would reopen the strait. However, the slow trickle of traffic has angered Trump, who wants all traffic stopped for now.

It'll take a little while, but it'll be effective pretty soon. Face-to-face peace talks hosted in Pakistan broke off Sunday. The American team led by Vice President J.D. Vance, heading home without a breakthrough. We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding, that is our final and best offer. We'll see if the Iran is accepted. The U.S. says Iran refuses to give up its nuclear ambitions, which it views as unacceptable,

while Iran blames the U.S. for the breakdown, saying they don't trust the American negotiators. No additional talks are scheduled yet, but a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry seemed to leave the door open for future discussions. Diplomacy never ends, he says, and diplomats must do their duty in all circumstances. Iran's parliamentary speaker also warned Trump to back down from his latest threats, saying,

if you fight, we will fight. And if you come forward with logic, we will deal with logic. I predict they come back and they give us everything we want. The uncertainty adds even more pressure to struggling global energy markets. Trump is now suggesting that higher gas prices may be the reality for months to come, offering little clarity when asked whether he expects prices to drop before the mid-term election. elections in November. I hope so. I mean, I think so. It could be. It could be or the same or maybe a little bit higher. With just over a week left in the ceasefire, there is a sense of urgency for all sides to see whether

this fragile truce can evolve into a lasting deal. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Meanwhile, in Lebanon. Residents clear rubble from a collapsed building near Beirut's seafront struck in the latest wave of Israeli attacks. Lebanon's health ministry says more than 2,000 people have been killed in Israel's war with Hezbollah. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war will continue as long as Hezbollah remains a threat. Talks between Israel and Lebanon's government are due to be held in Washington on Tuesday. Hezbollah opposes those talks. As the world

focuses on the war in the Middle East and the disruption caused to global trade, there's a fear the Iranian regime's repression of its citizens is being forgotten. Rights campaigners say Iranian authorities have sped up executions of political prisoners. Our senior international correspondent Margaret Evans has been speaking to some of those directly affected. Iran's judicial system is already well established as one of the Islamic Republic's most potent tools of repression. At least 1,500 executions were carried out there last year, according to the UN office. for human rights, a number potentially higher, given the opaque nature of the system. In the wake of the regime's brutal suppression of anti-government protests in January,

with thousands killed and thousands more arrested, rights groups say the regime is now fast-tracking executions. It is quite unprecedented that in the course of seven days, we have had the execution of ten protesters. dissidents. Amnesty International's Rahabharani says all trials in Iran are unfair, often held in secret, confessions extracted through torture. Now she says it's even worse. The period between arrest, conviction, sentencing and execution has collapsed. 19-year-old Salah Mohamedi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, was hanged last month.

Three weeks after he was sentenced to death, accused of killing a police officer during the protests, charges he denied. Bahraini says the executions are an important part of regime efforts to crush any thought of a return to the streets by protesters. Political dissidents already in jail before the January protests are also being targeted. Opposition groups, the People's Majahehan Organization of Iran, Kurdish opposition groups. 33-year-old Vahid Baniyamarian, a physics tutor, was executed on April 4th, two years after he was sentenced to death for ties to the people's Mujahideen, or M-E-K, a band group in Iran.

What he did was not deserved death even with the rules of this fabric government. His brother, Hamid Baniyamarian, lives in Europe and agreed to speak to us. For my brother and tell that how I love you and how he was loving people of Iran. His parents back in Iran have yet to be allowed to collect his brother's body, he says. He wants world leaders to insist any negotiations with Iran are predicated on an end to executions. A lot of pain in my heart with this loss and I don't want anybody experience this terrible thing. Fear that the world has already forgotten the Iranians jailed for the January protests and the dissidents and activists already languishing in prison is widespread in the diaspora.

Don't forget them. Rights campaigner Atana da Ami found refuge in Canada after spending six and a half years in Iranian prisons. They are in prison for freedom, freedom for all over the world. And they have faced a double threat, she says. and Israeli bombs on one side and a regime bent on revenge on the other. They shut down the internet and because of the lack of communication, I'm worried that under this silence, they can do this crime again and more than before. Da Ami would also like to see the United States put human rights on the table in any peace

negotiations. But she doesn't believe they will. I'm sure that they don't speak about this issue because human right is not important for them. All the more reason, she says, to keep up efforts to shine a light on those lost in the dark. Margaret Evans, CBC News, London. A Nigerian air strike in the country's northeast may have killed hundreds of civilians. Nigeria's Air Force says it was targeting Boko Haram militants in the area when the strike hit a nearby market. Local officials and witnesses say as many as two hundred,

hundred people may have died. There have been similar misfires in recent years with at least 500 civilians killed in airstrikes since 2017. Still ahead, Darjeeling tea is sometimes called the champagne of teas and it fetches high prices because of it. But in the Himalayas, where it's grown, the climate is warming faster than the global average, damaging the teas quality and the tea growing industry. We'll bring you that story later on your world. tonight. A page of history has turned in Hungary. A crowd in Budapest celebrates as Victor Orban concedes defeat in the country's election. The ultra-nationalist prime minister has ruled Hungary for 16 years, and his loss today to Peter Majar will likely tilt Hungary away from Russia and

closer to its European allies. Breyer Stewart is in Budapest with the latest for us tonight, so Breyer described the signature. of this outcome. Well, for the tens of thousands right now on the streets in Budapest, gathered along the Danube River just in front of the parliament building, they see this as a watershed moment and really hope that it marks a turning point in a country that has been governed by the Victor Orban government for 16 years. And during that time, there was tremendous change. There was the centralization of power. Critics accuse his government of basically eroding democracy, limiting rights and freedoms. And really, he's had a fractious relationship with the European Union and has

at the same time kind of encouraged friendly tries with the Kremlin. And these are all the things that voters who voted for the opposition wanted to see change. And tonight, as they announced that not only did the opposition win, but it was a landslide victory, I mean, people in the crowd were roaring with excitement. They really were. And people were in tears, including in Moke-Chernus. I talked to her just after the announcement was made and here's some of our conversation. I hope that people comprehend what this means to this nation. This is 16 years in the making. And we made it happen.

We made it happen. And not only did the opposition party win, but they did it at a time when there was record voter turnout. So tell us more about the incoming leader than Peter Majjar. Yeah, well, he's interesting because up until two years ago, Madjar was essentially a loyalist of Orban's Thades party. And very publicly, he broke ranks with them. And since that time, he's been campaigning against them, critically accusing them of running the country in a mafia-style fashion. But I think it's interesting to note that for all of those who were voting for the opposition tonight, a great deal of them just wanted to see the Orban government fall.

So they were willing to put their vote behind anyone that had a chance of beating him. And speaking to voters and political watchers, there's a little bit of uncertainty about just whether the new government can deliver on some other promises. And in the crowd, I spoke with a young woman named Cynthia Ratz, who told me a little bit about what she wants to see in this next chapter. Personally, I would just would like to see a government that's responsible for their own mistakes. actually for the people. I think whatever is happening here in Hungary is definitely not something that should be in a democratic European country. I would like to live in a country where I can say I'm proud to be Hungary and not be ashamed in an international scene. And a lot of the people I did speak with in the crowd, Tanya, said specifically that they wanted Hungary to try to reset its relationship

with the European Union, which really has been difficult and fractious in recent years. Breyer, thank you very much for this. You're welcome. The CBC's Breyer Stewart in Budapest for us. In Canadian politics, the federal liberals are now just a stone's throw away from a majority government. After coming up short in last year's election, these last few months have seen the party inch closer by scooping up a handful of MPs from other parties. And a trio of by-elections come Monday could push them over the top. The CBC's Rafi Bouget Canyon takes a look.

Bloch-C-C-Ebeccois supporters sugaring off at a Cabin-A-Sucre in Terbon on Montreal's North Shore a lighter moment in a campaign sprint to the finish. Smile and win, someone says, as she grabs a selfie with leader Yif Francois Blanchet. We'll keep that for Monday, Blancher applies. A victory here would be bittersweet for him. Terbonne was such a tight race in last year's general election. the bloc lost by a single vote to the Liberals. A Supreme Court decision now sending its residents back to the ballot box.

But even a bloc win here may not be enough to prevent a liberal majority. The other two Toronto races are in liberal strongholds and opinion polls showing that's not likely to change. Stability is very important. We don't seem to be able to get along together in a minority kind of situations. Dolly Begham, Dr. Danielle Martin. At their convention in Montreal last week, the Liberals paraded their candidates to great fanfare. But only one of them actually needs to win for them to get their majority of 172 seats in the House of Commons.

The situation turned on its head thanks to five MPs crossing the floor to the liberal ranks. Four of them conservatives, including just last week social conservative, Merlin Gladu. Our caucus unity has been strong. We have people who now represent from Windsor to Newfoundland. Shavma Jumdar is a conservative MP in Calgary. He says the official opposition will continue holding the government to account, and some constituents could do that with his colleagues who crossed the aisle, too. It doesn't serve our democracy well to have this type of bait and switch happening.

Pollster David Colletto says some voters could agree if the liberals get to a majority largely through floor crossings. So there is a sizable minority who are going to be deeply unhappy come Monday. But he says Canadians also want a steady hand leading the country. But most Canadians actually are looking for is stability, some level of certainty. Sources have told CBC News the liberals are speaking to nine more MPs about possibly crossing the floor. I'm not going to speculate on any of that. Liberal House leader Stephen McKinnon for now only says his party wants all the help it can get to set the agenda for the country. including from conservatives.

There is some dissatisfaction on that side of the house. I don't think that's any secret. All likely to lead to a very different House of Commons after Monday's votes. Rafi Bucucan, Yon, CBC News, Ottawa. Quebecers have their next premiere. That musical fanfare as the countdown reached zero on the big screen in Drummondville. It revealed Christine Freschette, elected head of the CAQ, and taking over as premier from the outgoing French.

Francois Lago. After a three-month race for the top job, Frischette has to try to revive the party's fortunes ahead of a fall election. Reporter Natalia Vaisal is in Montreal. She joins me now with more. So first off, Natalia, what do we know about Christine Frichette? Well, Tanya, Frischet will just be the second woman to become Quebec Premier, but she's no stranger to politics or to the CAQ, known as the Coalition Avenir Quebec. She was first elected as a member of Quebec's national. Assembly in 2022. And during her time with the CAQ, she held various high-profile positions under outgoing Premier Francois Lego. She started out as Minister of Immigration and the French language and then was named Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy. Now, during this three-month leadership race, she faced off against Bernard Reynville, who is also a CAQ insider. Now, he also held several cabinet posts under Legault, first as Minister of Environment.

and then Minister of Education. Now, in the end, Fretchev focused on the cost of food, small business support, and reimbursing carbon taxes to agricultural workers. And she won today with 57.9% of the vote in Brinville. He garnered just over 42%.

Now, here is what Daniel Belin, political science professor at McGill University, had to say about Freschett's campaign. Christine Freschette is a kind of more centrist, leadership candidate. her emphasis is really on the economy, on pocketbook issues. There is a sense of continuity vis-à-vis the logo years. So, Natalia, the CAQ have been far behind in the polls.

Is Fischet's election a new direction for the party heading into an election? Well, Freschette is definitely in a unique situation. As it stands right now, popularity for the CAQ is low. A recent Leje poll shows the party sitting at around 13% of voter intentions. So things are a bit of an uphill battle for her, especially considering she's hardly a new voice as a cabinet minister under Legault. Here's what poll analyst Philippe J. Forney has to say about the situation for the CAQ. It's really not a good result.

It means that more than half of CEQ voters from 2022 have deserted the party. And with this level of support, there would be a risk that the CQ. CEQ is shut out of the electoral map come next October. In terms of next steps for Freshet, the parliamentary session has been prorogued until early May. Now, this will give the leader a chance to be sworn in and for them to form a new cabinet. Now, this team will then only really have a few months to get settled into the job until the action gets going again. Because with the upcoming provincial election set for October 5th, well, things are going to be busy. So that's when Freshette will have to run yet another campaign,

but this time as premier, to try and convince Quebecers to reelect the CAQ. Interesting times ahead. Thanks for this, Natalia. Thank you. The CBC's Natalia Vycsel in Montreal. Strength training can help get you bigger biceps, yes, but it's also key to living a longer and healthier life, particularly for women.

CBC's Tashana read now on why researchers think, more women should start pumping iron. And last but not least, we're doing a chest fly. Lifting, pushing, building muscle. For the women at a strength fitness class in Woodbridge, Ontario, getting stronger is the goal. I grew up in an era where it was cardio, cardio, skinny, but probably not strong. Sandra Mozzoli is the co-owner of Integrity Fitness, a women-focused gym.

After 26 years as a personal trainer, she is noticing a shift. So we're definitely seeing a bigger demand for strength training, and we're seeing older women coming in. My muscles have grown and toned. 66-year-old Susie Kalachi started weight training two years ago. Everyone, of course, wants to live forever. I mean, I want to do this for as long as I can. Strength training lowers the risk of heart disease and may help manage menopause symptoms. And the list of benefits goes on, says scientist Jennifer Reed at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

So we have benefits from a movement aspect, benefits from weight management, and then benefits for managing our blood pressure and blood glucose levels within our body. And being strong may add years to your life. A recent U.S. study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined the muscular strength of 5,000 women between ages 63 and 99. It found that participants with greater strength had a significantly lower risk of death over the next eight years. But maintaining strength as adults is key. As we age, we lose muscle mass. That starts at the early age of 30, and we'll lose about 5 to 8% of our muscle mass every decade until 50, and then the losses accelerate to up to 10% per decade.

Susan Marzellini is a scientist clinician at the UHN Kite Research Institute in Toronto, and researches the relationship between exercise and health outcomes. She says it's estimated only 20,000, to 30% of people are meeting Canada's physical activity recommendations of 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week and strength training twice a week. Resistance training isn't just adding years to the life. It's adding strength and independence and quality of life to those years. And as women age, they face an increased risk of bone density

loss, falls, and fractures. More muscle can help prevent that. I think I could have done five or ten more. Oh, so it's easy. For Edna Niki, her fitness journey began after she had a heart attack and stroke in her late 70s. Before I had a health crisis, I had no relationship with fitness at all. Now at 82, working out is a daily part of her routine. I can walk where I need to walk and I can do all my daily tasks. And whether you're in your 30s or 80s, experts say it's never too late to get stronger. You got it.

Chasana Reid, CBC News, Toronto. Do one step forwards. There you go. That's better. Known for its light, fruity taste and floral aroma, Darjeeling tea is prized around the world. And it's priced accordingly as much as $2,200 per kilogram. But climate change is now threatening the flavor of that tea

and the industry's future. Our South Asia correspondent Salima Shivji explains. A group of women moved through the tea bushes, plucking green leaves one by one, ready to produce what's known as the champagne of teas. It's a tradition built over centuries in the hills of Darjeeling in northeastern India. But for Satish Mitruka, a third-generation tea planter, walking through his estate with a frown on his face, the plucking season is filled with worry about the weather and the future.

The world-renowned taste associated with Darjeeling tea, is fading. The azling is a dying industry. The climate has changed drastically because tea is a rainforest crop. It needs proper rainfall and in time. But the tea bushes aren't getting that anymore. This part of India at the foot of the Himalayas is seeing more torrential and erratic rains at unpredictable times.

In October, heavy rains triggered landslides that killed more than 20 people, destroyed homes and wiped out 5% of the region's tea gardens. The mountainous area is warming dramatically. says a Klabia Sharma, a long-time ecologist who has studied the Himalayas for decades. What happens in the Himalaya, as you go higher in the elevation, the rate of rise of temperature is faster. So glaciers are melting, the floods intensity, floods frequency have increased. So all of these are having huge impact. The change in climate patterns has also made dry winters the new normal,

starving the tea bushes and deeply affecting the quality of the first flush, the tea crop that fetches the highest price. This has very floral taste. That's the dardling taste, light, fruity and floral admired around the world. But Mithruca says the effects of climate change, along with aging, less productive bushes, mean each year is now a toss-up

on how bland that flavor might turn out. When we experience the air weather, we don't get that taste. We don't get that soothing taste, that flowery aroma, that thing comes. Obviously, you feel bad, you feel stressed out. At another of Darjeeling's famed tea estates, the same worries for owner Rishi Saria. So in the last five years, we've just had one normal year of rainfall.

Otherwise, four years of drought. The worst of it was last year, Saria says. Months of no rain wiped out the first flush and flattened the tea's taste, along with lots of revenue. That is not the cup that is expected from a high-end Darjean tea. Then buyers don't want to pay. I mean, you can't blame this. Production across all of Darjeeling's 87 certified tea estates is suffering. An industry that, at its peak, produced 14 million kilos of tea a year,

only makes less than half of that now. Worse still, the fact that the delicate and floral taste the region's premium tea is so famous for is slowly getting lost because of erratic weather is causing an identity crisis. The younger generation is less inclined to take up the same trade as their mothers and fathers before them. I love tea and I also want my son to come in this industry. But Mithruka says his 24-year-old son is hesitating because of low sales. And my workers also, they don't want their children to plug that. A loss that's hard to measure in a heritage industry, struggling to hold on to its unique flavor.

Salima Shivji, CBC News, Darjeeling, India. Finally tonight, a final goodbye to the sound of Bollywood. singer and cultural icon Asha Bostle is being remembered around the world. Considered the queen of Indian playback singing, she long dominated India's music scene. Bosley died in Mumbai, Sunday, at the age of 92. From an illustrious family of artists, she recorded more than 12,000 songs over her eight-decade career. In this interview from 1984, Bosley was asked about the sheer volume of songs already attached to her name. The ratio is high, she says, I've sung three or four songs a day.

Those who knew her best say Bosley never stopped working. In 2023, she celebrated her 90th birthday by performing a live concert in Dubai, standing on stage singing for three hours straight. But Bosley wasn't just a singer. A twice Grammy nominated one at that. She also produced her own albums and recorded duets within international artists like Michael Stipe from REM, Boy Band, Code Red, and this song she did with Boy George in the 90s.

Bosley's love for cricket was also well known. In fact, she teamed up with Australian cricketer Brett Lee in 2007 for a song that wound up being featured during the inaugural Indian Premier League season. Most recently, in one of her final recordings, Bosley collaborated with the British. band Gorillas on their latest album, The Mountain, a powerful closing note to her career. Bosley's music with the soundtrack to generations, and that's how she's being honored today. There's been an outpouring of tributes on social media.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling Bosley one of the most iconic and versatile voices India has ever known. He says her extraordinary musical journey enriched the nation's cultural heritage and touched countless hearts across the world. This has been your world tonight for Sunday, April 12th. I'm Tanya Fletcher. Good night.