NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of the day’s headlines.

IRELAND

Shipping containers in Dublin Port. Global markets fell today after US President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on 69 trading partners, including Canada, Brazil, India, and Taiwan, raising the US effective tariff rate to 18%. Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• The first person convicted of rioting in Ballymena, Co Antrim, in June has been handed down a four month prison term by Ballymena Magistrates’ Court. 
• Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has said he will meet with the mother of slain soldier Private Seán Rooney after she accused him of speaking on her behalf without consulting with her.
• The guneral of acclaimed broadcaster Seán Rocks will take place in Co Monaghan on Monday.
• The Indian Embassy in Ireland has issued a safety advisory to Indian citizens after a recent increase in physical attacks against citizens.
• Nikita Hand has launched a civil action against Conor McGregor and her former neighbours, Samantha O’Reilly and Stephen Cummins, who were due to be witnesses in the former MMA fighter’s failed appeal.
• Extreme sexual content online is “radicalising” some young men into normalising violence against women, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said.
• Opposition politicians have backed calls for court witnesses to be entitled to paid leave for the duration of a trial, rather than the current system which only extends leave for the day a witness is giving evidence.
• Storm Floris is forecast to cause wet and windy conditions on Sunday night and Monday.
• US company Lyft has completed its acquisition of taxi app Freenow. 

THE WORLD

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony speaks to the media in front of the National Investigation Bureau in the city after being questioned by police for organising a Pride parade in June. Tamas Purger / MTI via AP/Alamy Tamas Purger / MTI via AP/Alamy / MTI via AP/Alamy

#GAZA The former chief diplomat of the European Union has issued a grave warning to EU leaders about their “complicity” in genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by Israel in Palestine as US officials visit Gaza aid depot.

#HUNGARY The mayor of Budapest has been questioned as a suspect by the city’s police for having organised the city’s Pride parade in June, which authorities tried to ban as part of a series of regressive policies targeting LGBTQ+ rights.

#US Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate and former girlfriend of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security prison in Texas following a meeting with a high-ranking US Department of Justice official. 

PARTING SHOT

Have you caught the latest episode of the latest episode of The Journal’s politics podcast The Candidate?

In this week’s episode, the team dishes out some accolades for the performance of TDs in the current Dáil so far: Best Politician; Best Newbie; Comeback Kid; Must-Try-Harder Award; Quote of The Term; Clanger of The Term; Row of The Term; Best Political Moment. 

Listen here.