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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 23, 2024

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world

22:22:28 People killed and wounded in attack at a festival in Germany, report says

22:06:55 Robert F Kennedy Jr announces he is suspending US presidential bid

21:46:21 Pakistan flies home bodies of 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in bus crash in Iran

21:37:07 US says ceasefire talks in Cairo have been constructive with ‘progress made’

21:17:32 US Secret Service agents placed on leave after Trump assassination attempt

20:44:28 Venezuela will order opposition leader to give evidence after disputed election

20:30:03 Hannah Lynch’s sister pays tribute to ‘my little angel’ after yacht sinking

19:36:56 Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr to endorse Trump

18:27:00 Fires break out on abandoned oil tanker that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea

18:17:45 Southport attack victim remembered with balloons and bubbles at funeral

17:54:04 Biden to send adviser to China amid foreign policy focus in final months

17:42:13 US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia’s war machine

16:36:03 11th victim found after migrant boat capsized in river on Serbia-Bosnia border

15:42:56 Security stepped up at Nato base in Germany due to ‘potential threat’

15:36:13 Woman plunges into 26ft hole after pavement collapses in Malaysian capital

15:27:56 Met drops investigation into UK general election gambling allegations

15:27:32 Indian premier Narendra Modi offers to bring peace to Ukraine ‘as a friend’

15:06:10 27 killed after bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes off major road in Nepal

14:20:45 Icelandic volcano erupts for sixth time since December

13:39:47 Scottish island recognised for quality of night skies

12:59:44 Indian Prime Minister Modi meets Ukrainian President Zelensky in Kyiv

12:44:15 Ukraine ‘reverses Russian gains to recapture land in Kharkiv region’

12:24:00 Four children among six killed in house fire in northern Serbia

11:39:55 Man accused of faking death and fleeing to UK to avoid rape case faces US trial

11:29:03 Final body found in wreckage of luxury yacht off coast of Sicily

11:05:56 Death toll rises to 30 as floods batter India and Bangladesh

10:44:51 14 killed and more missing after pilgrim bus crashes off road in Nepal

10:15:35 Second set of giant panda cubs arrives at Berlin Zoo

08:52:05 Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with President Zelensky

08:41:09 Searchers dig in muddy swamp where tourist plane crashed near Bangkok

06:05:13 Pro-Palestinian protests continue outside Democratic convention

04:46:35 Kamala Harris calls on America to chart a ‘new way forward’

02:39:33 Palestinians plan UN resolution demanding end to Israeli occupation

sport

21:48:26 LOI: Derry take advantage of Shelbourne dropping points with win over Waterford

20:26:08 Finn Russell has no plans to retire soon as he eyes 2027 World Cup

18:10:06 Erik ten Hag urges Manchester United to build on opening win

18:07:16 Ashley Cole named assistant to Lee Carsley during spell as interim England boss

16:48:57 Mikel Arteta to hold contract talks with Arsenal when transfer window closes

15:50:07 Lando Norris is world championship material – McLaren chief Andrea Stella

15:05:11 Injured Jude Bellingham could miss start of England’s Nations League campaign

14:19:00 Francis Ngannou says resuming fight career ‘best way of honouring’ his son

14:16:21 Guardiola ‘didn’t have any doubts’ about bringing Gundogan back to Man City

09:58:39 Chelsea take advantage with first-leg win over Servette

09:04:45 Jenas ‘speaking to lawyers’ over sacking amid claims of unsolicited messages to female colleague

ireland

19:18:11 Man (50s) dies and four rescued from sea in major Coastguard operation at Co Cork beach

17:57:10 Man held on suspicion of attempted murder after woman stabbed in Belfast

16:54:24 ‘Stop the genocide’: Pro-Palestine protest held outside Leinster House

16:19:25 Gardaí called to average of 130 incidents of domestic violence each day in first quarter of 2024

16:13:00 Dee Stitt remanded in custody accused of inciting hatred in Facebook post

15:45:22 Do not swim notices issued for two Dublin beaches

15:01:21 Mourners at funeral of journalist Nell McCafferty applaud her life and legacy

14:38:27 Cork school celebrates as 13 students receive maximum Leaving Cert points

14:33:51 Almost 70 railway safety concerns investigated by Commission for Railway Regulation since 2022

14:13:07 Man, 53, arrested at airport charged with distributing hate material

13:51:39 Scenes of joy and shock among Leaving Cert students

13:19:17 Worry for parents of children with special needs left without school places

13:11:18 Over 60,000 students receive their Leaving Cert results

11:07:39 Gardaí appeal for information over man killed in Clonadalkin collision

10:30:20 Trolley watch: 249 people waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

10:18:47 Man accused of murdering his wife and two children took own life in prison cell

09:55:21 Quiz: How much do you remember from the Leaving Cert?

08:06:32 What the papers say: Friday's front pages

06:51:05 More than €28 million stolen from victims of investment fraud in 2023

ukraine

18:43:28 Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Kursk and has retaken land in Kharkiv

entertainment

17:50:33 Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega stab and shoot in Taste music video

17:17:15 Jeremy Clarkson: James May probably won’t visit my pub but Richard Hammond will

15:35:28 What's on this weekend: August 23rd-25th

15:25:11 Nick Grimshaw’s rented Ibiza villa targeted by thieves while he slept

14:24:07 No plans for Jermaine Jenas to present TalkSport in ‘immediate future’ – reports

israel-hamas

16:02:45 Harris confronts Democratic divisions over Gaza war in convention speech

business

14:27:41 €5.8m in redundancy costs at Avoca owner contribute to €6.96m losses at Aramark

11:26:47 Almost a third of businesses in Ireland reserve budget for paying ransoms

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