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Something has changed for Wicked star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. The magazine’s pick was announced Monday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Bailey takes the mantle from The Office and Jack Ryan star John Krasinski, …
Read More »Israeli fire kills 3 people in Gaza, medics say, as hospital receives more Palestinian bodies
Israeli fire killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, north of the southern city of Rafah, which remains under Israeli control, according to local health authorities, further straining the fragile U.S.-backed ceasefire. In a statement issued earlier on Monday, the Israeli military said forces identified “terrorists” who crossed the yellow line, …
Read More »My country has been ‘ripped apart,’ Jamaican farm worker says as people in Niagara call out for help
Rohan Thompson was keeping a close eye on Melissa from St. Catharines, Ont., where he works as a temporary farm worker, as the Category 5 hurricane approached his homeland earlier this week. The seasonal farm worker from Jamaica’s Clarendon parish has been in Canada since April, and is scheduled to …
Read More »Israel says ceasefire back in effect after Gaza strikes kill at least 104 people
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it will abide by a ceasefire accord in Gaza, as health officials in the enclave said airstrikes had killed 104 people, with both sides trading blame for violations of the deal. Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza late on Tuesday, saying it mounted the strikes after an attack by Palestinian militants …
Read More »Brazil police operation on gangs in Rio favelas leaves at least 64 people dead
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. The operation included officers in helicopters and armoured vehicles and targeted …
Read More »U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats kill 14 people in Pacific waters, defence secretary says
A series of strikes conducted by the U.S. military on boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed 14 people and left one survivor, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, alleging those on board were drug traffickers. In a post on X, Hegseth said Mexican authorities took over the search-and-rescue …
Read More »7 people injured after explosion at Toronto construction site
Seven people were sent to hospital after an explosion at a high-rise construction site in Toronto Tuesday morning, police say. Fire crews responded to a call at around 9:15 a.m. about a gas explosion in a building under construction near Esther Shiner Boulevard and Provost Drive, said Toronto Fire division …
Read More »Multiple people dead after blast levels Tennessee military explosives plant
An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, a county sheriff said, as first responders said secondary blasts forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site. The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to the Hickman County Sheriff’s Office. …
Read More »‘Our people are watching’: FSIN official calls for humility, accountability after audit
A member of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations executive says he cannot stand behind his colleagues’ response to a scathing forensic audit last week that flagged $34 million in questionable expenses. Craig McCallum, who was elected 4th vice-chief of FSIN in October 2023, issued an open letter this week …
Read More »Paramilitary drone attack on mosque in Sudan kills at least 70 people, army says
A drone attack blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces struck a mosque during prayers Friday, killing at least 70 worshippers in the North Darfur region, aid workers and the Sudanese army said. The strike in the besieged city of El Fasher completely destroyed the mosque, and the death …
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