69 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israel DNA testing body believed could be Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Hamas sources indicate they think Sinwar, seen as an architect of the 7 October attack, has been killed in an Israeli operation in GazaThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The US Central Command said its battle damage assessments...

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91 minutes ago ‘Being there felt really hard’: Fans in Buenos Aires mourn Liam Payne’s death

One Direction fans gathered outside the CasaSur Hotel to mourn the death of the 31-year-old.

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98 minutes ago Zayn Malik 'in bits' over Liam Payne death as pals 'don't want him to be alone'

Liam Payne, one fifth of world-famous band One Direction, fell to his death in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

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1 hour ago Hotel manager said Liam Payne was ‘breaking everything in the room’ in 911 call

Payne died after falling from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Hotel in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires.

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2 hours ago Liam Payne's heartbreaking final posts with his son Bear, seven, resurface after he voiced his pride for his 'mini me' before his shock death

The former One Direction member fell from the third floor of CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires shortly after 5pm on Wednesday evening.

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2 hours ago Scott Mills tears up as he admits Liam Payne's death is 'really hard to take' in heartbreaking tribute to the star after his death aged 31

The former One Direction star died after he fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Palmero hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday. He was 31.

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2 hours ago Zayn Malik's sister says Liam Payne's death has left her 'heartbroken' as she pays tribute to her brother's ex

Liam died in Buenos Aires after falling from a hotel on Wednesday evening . Several witnesses said he had fallen from his room at the Casa Sur Palmero Hotel shortly after 5pm (ART).

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2 hours ago Teenage girl with unbearable itch was told to stay away from family pets, but the real cause was devastating

Niamh Connell, 15, developed a constant irritating itch across her body in June, which was initially dismissed as an allergic reaction, but it was something far more sinister

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2 hours ago 'Lovely lad', 7, killed in Newcastle house explosion as second body tragically found under rubble

Archie York has been named locally as the seven-year-old boy killed in an explosion in Newcastle

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3 hours ago Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 'is DEAD': Israeli officials 'confirm terror chief has been killed in IDF Gaza strike' local media claims

Israel has been investigating whether Sinwar was killed in a ground operation by the IDF which left three terrorists dead, with official confirmation expected in the coming hours.

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