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Liam Payne fans have gathered for a vigil in his memory in London's Hyde Park.Hundreds of people stood in silence to remember Payne at the park's Peter Pan statue on Sunday.They brought pictures of the star and his former One Direction bandmates, alongside flowers, balloons, and handwritten notes. Image: Crowds gather around the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park on Sunday Image: One Direction lyrics in a frame in Hyde Park Image: Liam Payne fans lay tributes to him in London's Hyde Park Read moreWhat we know about singer's death so farGrief as details emerge of s...

Islamist terrorism may get a "further boost" from recent unrest in the Middle East, including the killing of the leader of Hamas, a former head of MI6 has warned.Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the 7 October attack, was killed by Israeli troops following a chance encounter this week, after years of being hunted. A former British intelligence chief said that his death along with anger around the unresolved "Palestinian question" and the violence people in Gaza see "every day" could fuel possible terror attacks beyond the Middle East.Middle East latest Image: Thousands of Jordanians protest in memory of killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar Pic: AP Sir John Sawers, who led the Secret Intelligence Service in Britain for five years,...

Authorities in Cuba have suffered a third major setback to restoring power, leaving millions in the dark.The country's national grid crashed around midday Friday after the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the island's largest, shut down, causing the biggest blackout in at least two years. Despite the best efforts of authorities, the grid collapsed again on Saturday morning. Image: People cooked soup over an open fire this weekend in Havana, amid the blackouts. Pic: AP Image: Residents line up to buy bread during the massive blackout over the weekend. Pic: AP Image: Residents were left in the dark after the ini...

A man with suspected ties to the Islamic State terror group who was allegedly planning a firearms attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin has been arrested.Police and other security forces detained the man on Saturday in the town of Bernau, just outside the German capital, and conducted a search of his home there, the Federal Prosector's Office said in a statement. It said the suspect is a Libyan national whom officials identified only as Omar A."He intended to carry out a high-profile attack with firearms on the Israeli embassy in Berlin," the statement said.In his planning, the statement added, "the accused exchanged information with a member of IS in a messenger chat". Another search was carried out in the home of a person who is considered a witness and not a suspect, the prosecutor of...

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesBillionaire Elon Musk promised on Saturday to give away $1 million each day until November's election to someone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution.And he wasted no time, awarding a $1 million check to an attendee of his event in Pennsylvania aimed at rallying supporters behind Republican Donald Trump. The winner was a man named John Dreher, according to event staff."By the way, John had no idea. So anyway, you're welcome," the Tesla founder said as he handed Dreher the check.The money is the latest example of Musk using his extraordinary wealth to influe...