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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest news stories of the day so far.
1. #ATTACKS: India Day celebrations scheduled to take place in Dublin this weekend have been cancelled due to “unfortunate circumstances”, the Ireland India Council confirmed.
2. #GAZA: “If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.” Those were some of the final words of journalist Anas al-Sharif, who was killed in Gaza overnight alongside fellow reporter Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa.
3. #CO DOWN: A priest remains in a “serious but stable” condition in hospital after being subjected to a “brutal attack” in his church in Co Down on Sunday.
4. #US: Police in Washington DC will come under the direct control of the US government and US army reserves will be deployed into the capital city under plans by Trump.
5. #HEATWAVE: Ireland could be in store for a heatwave this week despite some areas experiencing thundery downpours.
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