Yahya Sinwar replaced Hamas’ previous leader, Ismail Haniyeh, after he was killed in July in a blast in Iran that was widely blamed on Israel.

The standoff comes as Israel’s war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a Hamas ally backed by Iran, has intensified in recent weeks.

A man has died weeks after he was stabbed in south-west London, police have said. The Metropolitan Police has now named the victim as Omarkafi Sahal, 28, and a murder investigation is under way.

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Cowell said the singer’s son Bear, whom he shares with former X Factor judge Cheryl, will be ‘so proud’ of what he has achieved.

The blast happened in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Sir Keir Starmer said the international community must “make the most of this moment” in pushing for an end to the Middle East conflict, as he met allies in Berlin after the death of Hamas’ leader.

David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and Beijing’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...

The PM told reporters in Berlin that he was ‘not going to pre-empt the individual measures’ that will come in Rachel Reeves’ fiscal statement.

The court said they cannot be sent back to their countries of origin, Bangladesh and Egypt, because the court did not deem the countries safe enough.

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Ben Channon said he was ‘quite frightened at the time’ and asked what was making the officers think it was something other than nerve ...