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July 28, 2025
Fire at French holiday home for people with disabilities leaves 3 dead, 2 missing
PARIS (AP) — A fire swept through a holiday home housing people with disabilities and their carers in southwest France on Monday, killing at...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
The Latest: Israeli strikes kill 34 in Gaza after Israel eases some aid restrictions
Israeli strikes have killed at least 34 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said, a day after Israel eased aid restrictions due to a wors...
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July 28, 2025
The Latest: Trump meets Starmer and disagrees with Netanyahu’s claim of no starvation in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians before U.S. President Donald Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday in...
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July 28, 2025
Tariffs threaten Asian beauty product boom in US
NEW YORK (AP) — When Amrita Bhasin, 24, learned that products from South Korea might be subject to a new tax when they entered the United St...
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July 28, 2025
Israeli strikes kill at least 34 people in Gaza, officials say, as some aid restrictions are eased
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians in multiple locations across Gaza on Monday, local health o...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Pakistani security forces kill 3 militants linked to 2024 attack on Chinese in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces in an overnight raid killed three suspected militants accused of orchestrating last year'...
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July 28, 2025
Israeli strikes kill 36 in Gaza, including a mother and newborn, as more aid is allowed in
In March, it cut off the entry of all goods, including fuel, food and medicine to pressure Hamas to free hostages.
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Israeli strikes kill at least 36 people in Gaza, officials say, as some aid restrictions are eased
In March, it cut off the entry of all goods, including fuel, food and medicine to pressure Hamas to free hostages.
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Canada is facing a shortage of common prescription painkillers. Here’s who could be most affected
Health Canada issued a notice that makers of drugs containing acetaminophen with codeine or oxycodone, like Tylenol-3s, are experiencing sho...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Toronto’s top patty: Who serves the best Jamaican patties in the city? Vote now in round 1
Sixteen Toronto patty spots, one winner. Cast your vote in our bracket by 11 a.m. each day to help decide who moves on to the next round.
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Gunman kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police say
BANGKOK (AP) — A gunman shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital on Monday before killing himself, pol...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Gunman with a grudge kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police say
The victims included security guards at the Or Tor Kor market in the district of Chatuchak district in Bangkok, according to a police statem...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Confronted by crises, Philippine president delivers state of the nation speech
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is delivering his state of the nation speech while confronting diverse...
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July 28, 2025
Marcos says stronger alliances make Philippines safer amid China tensions, pledges reforms at home
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his annual state of the nation speech Monday that the country...
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July 28, 2025
Motion expected in Nanaimo, B.C. on asking for closure of safe injection site
Council in Nanaimo, B.C., is scheduled to hear a motion that could result in the city asking a provincial health authority to close a local...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Lawyer calls on Canada to speed up visa approvals as situation worsens in Gaza
ST. JOHN'S - A Toronto immigration lawyer says family members of Canadians are dying in Gaza as the federal immigration department drags it...
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July 28, 2025
N.S. reform of care of people with disabilities behind in housing ‘complex’ cases
HALIFAX - There's been a surge in the number of Nova Scotians with complex disabilities stuck in temporary housing, according to recent figu...
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July 28, 2025
Heavy rains in northern China kill 4 as flood warnings are issued in Beijing and neighboring areas
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rains and flooding in northern China killed four people while others remain missing, officials said Monday, amid flood...
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July 28, 2025
Heavy rains in northern China kill 4 as Beijing and neighboring areas issue flood warnings
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rains and flooding in northern China killed four people while others remain missing, officials said Monday, amid flood...
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July 28, 2025
Heavy rains in northern China kill 4 as Beijing and nearby areas brace for more
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rain and flooding in northern China have killed four people while several others remain missing, officials said Monday,...
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July 28, 2025
Train derailment that killed 3 in Germany apparently was caused by landslide
BERLIN (AP) — Investigators believe a landslide, brought on by heavy rainfall, likely caused a regional train to derail in southern Germany,...
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July 28, 2025
Tropical Storm Iona forms in the central Pacific, no threat to Hawaii
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Iona formed in the central Pacific and is expected to continue trekking toward the west over warm, open waters w...
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July 28, 2025
Tropical Storm Iona forms in the central Pacific Ocean, no threat to Hawaii
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Iona formed in the central Pacific Ocean and is expected to continue trekking toward the west over warm, open wa...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Hurricane Iona forms after rapidly strengthening in the central Pacific Ocean, no threat to Hawaii
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters said Iona rapidly strengthened into a hurricane Monday morning in the central Pacific Ocean.
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Torrential rainstorms batter Romania as Turkey and Albania battle wildfires
ISTANBUL (AP) — Torrential rainstorms hit Romania overnight into Monday, triggering flash floods in the country’s northeast and killing at l...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Torrential rainstorms batter Romania as wildfires’ death toll in Turkey rises to 4
ISTANBUL (AP) — Torrential rainstorms hit Romania overnight into Monday, triggering flash floods in the country’s northeast and killing at l...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
2 volunteers die fighting Turkey wildfires, raising deaths to 17 since late June
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from wildfires outside the city of Bursa in northwest Turkey rose to four late Sunday after two volunteer fir...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire, Malaysian PM says
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly b...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Cambodian and Thai leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia as border violence enters fifth day
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Thai and Cambodian leaders are meeting in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes that entered...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia agree to “unconditional” ceasefire to end deadly border row, Malaysian PM says
The fighting flared last Thursday after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers.
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Freed from Russian prisons, Ukrainian soldiers lean into counseling to rebuild their lives
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since his release from a Russian prison in April, Stanislav Tarnavskyi has been in a hurry to build the life in Ukraine...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Former POWs in Russia channel their pain into rebuilding lives in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since his release from a Russian prison in April, Stanislav Tarnavskyi has been in a hurry to build the life in Ukraine...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Photos reveal Chile’s pursuit of Venezuelan crime syndicate branded a terror threat by Trump
ARICA, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors brought a record number of gang members to trial after a yearslong investigation into Tren de Aragua...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Ex-Israeli hostage struggles to move on while brother remains captive in Gaza
KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) — As Israel has announced steps to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza, a former Israeli-Argentinian hostage knows firs...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Released Israeli-Argentinian hostage fights for brother still held by Hamas
KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) — As Israel has announced steps to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza, a former Israeli-Argentinian hostage knows firs...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans’ big new tax law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is hitting his home state on Monday to continue promoting the GOP’s sweeping tax-and-border bi...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Chilean investigators close in on the notorious Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump
ARICA, Chile (AP) — The Venezuelan gang members wrote out even their most minute purchases in blue pen: $15 for a drug trafficker's Uber; $9...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
What to expect, and what not to, at the UN meeting on an Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the d...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
As Trump shows off his golf courses for Britain’s leader, crisis in Gaza looms
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — President Donald Trump once suggested his golf course in Scotland “furthers" the U.S.-U.K. relationship. Now he's...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Britain’s prime minister presses Trump on ‘desperate’ situation in Gaza during meeting in Scotland
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met on Monday at one of his Scottish golf courses with British Prime Minister Keir St...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Can his golf course ‘further’ US-UK relations? Trump will use meeting with prime minister to try
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — President Donald Trump once suggested his golf course in Scotland “furthers" the U.S.-U.K. relationship.
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Thailand sets up safe spaces for pets whose owners fled border violence
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — As residents along Thailand’s border with Cambodia fled the ongoing fighting, many tried to take their animals with t...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
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July 28, 2025
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July 28, 2025
A 68-year-old man dies when part of a Family Dollar store’s roof collapses in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Part of the roof and front facade of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed Sunday, killing a 68-...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects appeasement overture by South’s new president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed an appeasement overture by South Korea’s new li...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects South Korea’s appeasement overture
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed an appeasement overture by South Korea’s new li...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects outreach by South’s new president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea’s new liberal governme...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025
Kim Jong Un’s sister rejects outreach by South Korea’s new president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea’s new liberal governme...
The Toronto Star
July 28, 2025