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NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys canvassing with Tánaiste Simon Harris in Dún Laoghaire. Fergal Phillips
Fergal Phillips
- Presidential rivals Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys visited RTÉ’s Donnybrook radio studio this afternoon for a surprisingly combative debate.
- German football club Schalke has issued an apology and said it is investigating an alleged incident of assault by its supporters in Dublin yesterday afternoon.
- Irish activist aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla who were captured by Israeli forces were released from custody this morning.
- The body of a man in his 40s was found at Rockview Terrace, Doneraile, Mallow, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.
- A man in his 40s was hospitalised last night with serious injuries, understood to be from a petrol attack.
- Gardaí are investigating the discovery of two bodies at a residential property in north Clare yesterday.
- An area of forestry in Co Cork dating back two centuries, roughly the equivalent of eight pitches at Croke Park, has allegedly been illegally felled in recent weeks, according to preliminary inquiries carried out by the State body for the country’s wildlife and habitats.
INTERNATIONAL
Soldiers are greeted by people gathering for a ceremony in tribute to demonstrators killed during recent anti-government protest in Antananarivo, Madagascar. AP Photo / Mamyrael
AP Photo / Mamyrael / Mamyrael
#GAZA: US President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt today to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region.
#TENESSEE: A huge blast at an explosives factory in Tennessee killed 16 people, authorities said yesterday, lowering the toll after locating two people who were previously missing and presumed dead.
#TALIBAN: Afghanistan and Pakistan said they killed dozens of each other’s troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries.
PARTING SHOT
A family spokesperson told US magazine, People, that Keaton’s loved ones have asked for privacy after she died in California. Alamy Stock Photo
Alamy Stock Photo
AMERICAN FILMMAKER FRANCIS Ford Coppola has paid tribute to the “extraordinary” Diane Keaton, following her death aged 79.
He joins a string of actors and directors, including Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Paul Feig and Ben Stiller, who have remembered the actress best known for her role as Kay Adams in The Godfather and collaborations with Woody Allen.