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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has died in hospital after a Toronto house fire on Thursday evening. Around 7 p.m., Toronto fire crews were called to the area of Pellatt Avenue and Academy Road to tackle a blaze. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Firefighters told Global News they arrived to find smoke emanating from the back of a semi-detached house. They entered the building, got the fire under control and rescued a man who had been trapped inside.Paramedics said he…

US stocks have opened mostly higher as investors cheered reports that US-Iranian peace talks may start again.

WORST-CASE SCENARIOSIndustry groups warn, however, that a worsening conflict could still have knock-on effects.“If the war disrupts travel from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, flights may need to take longer alternative routes,” said Firman Muhammad Nur, chairman of the Association of Muslim Hajj and Umrah Organisers of Indonesia, which represents nearly 800 travel organisers.“Normally, they pass through the Middle East. But if the conflict spreads, planes may have to fly further south – making journeys longer and increasing costs.”Authorities say they are also preparing for worst-case scenarios, including the possibility of evacuation if conditions deteriorate significantly.“So far, Saudi authorities appear fully…

UK newspaper reports that Foreign Office unit logging possible war crimes has shut amid funding cuts.Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026A UK government unit responsible for documenting Israel’s possible war crimes during its genocidal war in Gaza has been shut down amid funding cuts, the Guardian has reported.The London-based newspaper on Wednesday reported that cuts within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have forced the international humanitarian law cell to close.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe move means that funding for the Conflict and Security Monitoring Project, which is run by the independent group the Centre…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top state attorney in Democrat-controlled Maryland says he has had enough and is throwing in the towel after saying the Old Line State has suffered an “insane” “ultra-progressive” takeover.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Haven Shoemaker, state attorney for Maryland’s Carroll County, said that after decades in public service, he is “sick to death” of the policies that “emanate” from the state capital in Annapolis. He said he is especially disgusted with Maryland’s “sanctuary” policies and the high taxes he said are being levied in part to pay for more…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jason DeGray died a “hero,” drowning in the Atlantic Ocean after plunging into a vicious rip current to save his son at a popular beach destination, his wife said. A good Samaritan who rushed from the sand to help was also killed, even as the child was pulled to safety.The man, a father of three from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, reached his son Bryce and pulled the 12-year-old to safety at Cocoa Beach before the current swept him out to sea on April 15, his wife told the Connecticut Post.DeGray “was a hero…

A 26-year-old man is facing charges after an alleged on-ice assault during a recreational hockey tournament in Southgate, Ont., last month. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday the incident occurred on March 21 at a sports facility in the town, which is just north of London. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. “Police learned that a men’s recreational hockey tournament was underway at a local arena when, during one of the games, a player was assaulted on the ice,” police said in a news release.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has been raked over the coals due to the most recent photos that were released of him and NFL reporter Dianna Russini.Vrabel said he will be stepping away from the team to seek counseling. However, he’s put the Patriots into a PR disaster that began when he fervently denied that the first photo dump of him and Russini at an Arizona resort showed anything nefarious. He brushed it off as “a completely innocent interaction.”ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE…

A breakdown on Mitchell Freeway northbound is wreaking late night havoc on Friday evening as the last of Perth’s commuters head home for the night.The breakdown occurred on Mitchell Freeway northbound at Hepburn Avenue in Padbury, and was reported by Main Roads at 9.14pm.The left lane has been closed by the breakdown, which is causing heavy congestion.Main Roads have advised motorists to exercise ‘extreme’ caution when travelling in the area.Just minutes earlier, another breakdown closed the right lane of Kwinana Freeway southbound.The breakdown, located at South Terrace in Como, was reported by Main Roads at 9.10pm.Police are on the scene,…

KATHMANDU: A large ice chunk is blocking the climbing route to Everest’s summit, officials said on Friday (Apr 24), risking delays in the summit season at the world’s highest peak.A team of highly skilled mountaineers, known in Nepal as “icefall doctors”, began fixing ropes and ladders on Mount Everest last month to prepare for the coming spring climbing season.But a dangerous serac – a block of glacial ice – above the already treacherous Khumbu icefall has disrupted their work for nearly two weeks.”We are waiting for it to melt, and expect that it will clear in a few days,” icefall…