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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

The most important Irish and international stories you need to know today.

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

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#BONDI BEACH: Sixteen people have been killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, in what has been described as a “terrorist attack”.

#BROWN UNIVERSITY: Police in the United States have detained a “person of interest” in relation to a shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and nine others wounded, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said.

#BELARUS: Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova said she did not regret anything as she spoke to reporters today after her surprise release brokered by the United States.

PARTING SHOT

IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair.

In today’s Sitdown Sunday, we’ve hand-picked some of the week’s best reads for you to savour: read about Rosie O’Donnell’s life in exile in Ireland, or the Charlie Kirk purge.

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