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The 9 at 9 Netanyahu says hostage deal finalised, Biden will not enforce TikTok ban before he leaves office, and three charged over serious Monaghan assault
LAST UPDATE | 17 Jan 2025
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to start your day.
Gaza
1. Israel’s security cabinet is set to meet today after final details of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal were ironed out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, with the United States “confident” the truce would begin as planned this weekend.
Monaghan
2. Three people have been charged in relation to a serious assault in Co Monaghan earlier this week.
TikTok
Imran Khan
4. A Pakistan court convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a landmark graft case, sentencing Khan to 14 years in prison.
Seán Canney
5. Who is Séan Canney, the Galway East TD who has been put forward by the Regional Independents to sit in weekly leaders’ meetings with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste?
LA Wildfires
6. Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles have been told they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to toxic materials.
SpaceX
7. SpaceX launced its Starship rocket on its latest test flight but the spacecraft was destroyed following a booster catch back at the pad.
Soil invaders
8. A farmer and rewilder has warned that the ecosystem in Killarney National Park “is dying” due to the presence of invasive species.
It Ends With Us
9. It Ends With Us actor and director Justin Baldoni sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for defamation, in the latest step in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark, romantic drama.
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