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

IRELAND

Police separate loyalist flag protestors from a republican anti-internment rally in Belfast city centre. Niall Carson / PA Wire Niall Carson / PA Wire / PA Wire

• The PSNI staged a large-scale operation in Belfast as a republican anti-internment march took to the streets. 
• Gardaí launched a child rescue alert for two-year-old Hassan Khan who was later found safe and well. 
• Fianna Fáil criticised the “outlandish spending” at Irish Water amid media reports that the utility will cost twice as much to run as water companies in the UK.
• Dublin Lord Mayor Christy Burke called for a single task force to tackle inner city addiction problems.
• The ISPCA has suspended two staff members after 10 dogs were left without food and water for a number of days.

INTERNATIONAL

Tonight's Supermoon appears behind a cross of the 'Christkoenig' church in Munich. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#GAZA: A new 72-hour ceasefire has been agreed in Gaza and will begin at 10pm Irish time.

#GAZA: Hillary Clinton offered a vociferous defence of Israel saying that the international reaction to the state’s actions has been “uncalled for and unfair”.

#KELLIE: Boxing promoter Frank Maloney is undergoing gender reassignment therapy and is now living her life as a woman called Kellie.

INNOVATION

Youtube / Science Mag Youtube / Science Mag / Science Mag

• Scientists and engineers at Harvard and MIT have created self-assembling paper robots that can walk. 
• Ever wonder why the view count on new YouTube videos always stops at 301? Wonder no more.

PARTING SHOT

Tonight’s supermoon is just 406,567 km from earth, practically next door sure.

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