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

IRELAND

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• A Belfast bar has paid tribute to a woman, Raven Adams, who was killed in a hit-and-run last week.
• A man his 20s has been arrested in connection with the murder of Anthony Long in Mulhuddart. 
• A Senator has said she will be “fighting tooth and nail” to get a ban on the trade of services with illegal Israeli settlements passed upon her return to the Seanad in September.
• The number of High Court orders for special care placements that were not complied with by child and family agency Tusla more than tripled between 2023 and 2024.
• Temperatures are beginning to drop, but Met Éireann is still warning that impacts will continue to be felt from the prolonged spell of “very warm or hot and dry weather”.
• Despite spending years learning a language in school, few Irish students continue to fluency.
• The New Zealand All Blacks beat Ireland 40-21 in the Nations Championship this morning.
• Dublin DJs bid farewell to late-night venue Izakaya as its DJ nights come to an end next weekend.  
• Hundreds gathered in a Dublin park dressed as Kate Bush to perform the dance to Wuthering Heights.

INTERNATIONAL

#MIDDLEEAST Iran has struck infrastructure in the Gulf and threatened a “full-scale offensive” in retaliation for the seventh consecutive night of US strikes on the Islamic republic. Also, two US service members were killed and one went missing in action in Jordan following a barrage of missile and drone strikes from Iran, the Pentagon said on Saturday.

#ALLIGATORALCATRAZ Israel has reclassified crocodiles from wild animals to “captive-bred wildlife” in a move that clears the way for the reptiles to be used for security purposes, including to deter prison escapes.

#SURROGATE CONTROVERSY A prominent German politician has resigned amid controversy over his use of a surrogate mother in the US despite a ban on the practice in Germany. 

PARTING SHOT

Josh Kerr of Great Britain closes in on the finish line. Alamy Alamy

A British runner has set a new world record for the men’s mile. Josh Kerr took 3 minutes 42.66 seconds to run a mile at London Stadium, surpassing the previous best of 3 minutes 43.13 seconds set by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999.

Kerr has built his season around going after El Guerrouj’s previous best mark.

The Scot had threatened before the race that his body was “capable of the mark”.