NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

Luke Doyle (7), Reuben (6) and Harry Montague (8) look at flood water on Nutgrove Avenue on their way to school in Dublin. am Boal / Photocall ireland am Boal / Photocall ireland / Photocall ireland

IRELAND

• Floods caused chaos.
• Secondary school teachers announced a strike.
• Human remains were found at a recycling facility were identified.
• 400 jobs were announced in Dublin.
• A care order for the baby in the Miss Y case was extended until June 2017. [RTÉ News]
• Another council voted in favour of abolishing water charges.
• Two elderly women died in road traffic incidents, one in Dublin and one in Cork.
• The High Court ruled that Direct Provision doesn’t breach human rights.

WORLD

Adnan Khan directs his horse to perform in an attempt to attract people visiting Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. He earns his living by providing the horse ride to customers visiting a beach. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#FRANCE: That tiger on the loose in Paris isn’t a tiger.

#MIDDLE EAST: Islamic State commanders could be liable for war crimes, the United Nations said. [Reuters]

#NIGERIA: Boko Haram have seized the town from where they kidnapped schoolgirls earlier this year. [BBC News]

#RUSSIA: Putin has said Russia is ready for the effects of further sanctions. [The Guardian]

#UNITED KINGDOM: Authorities are to seize passports from British jihadists to stop them returning home.

INNOVATION

• Hope is fading for Philae… but ground control has a plan. [The Guardian]
• Buzz Aldrin wants humans to permanently occupy Mars.
• The US has deployed its first laser weapon. [Bloomberg]
• This 9V battery will bring your smoke alarm into the Internet of Things. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT

You remember Pup 681, the orphaned baby sea otter, right? She’s back. [Mashable]

Originally published 9pm

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