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

IRELAND

Christina Pulca of the Irish Taekwondo Tigers at a family fun day in Ballyogan. Peter Cavanagh Photography Peter Cavanagh Photography

• An 18-year-old local man has been arrested in Derry on suspicion of murder after an assault left another man dead.
• Mary Robinson has come out strongly against Donald Trump’s threats at the UN.
• Racist graffiti and a pig’s head were discovered at a community centre in East Belfast.
• Eleven ‘charity shops’ that weren’t charities have been caught breaking the rules by the regulator.
• Over 290 gardaí have been injured while on duty so far this year.
• A woman in her 60s has died in a fatal road collision in Monaghan.
• A political row is heating up over the fate of Solidarity-People Before Profit’s medicinal cannabis bill.

WORLD

German sitting Chancellor Angela Merkel will be remaining in power. Luo Huanhuan / PA Images Luo Huanhuan / PA Images / PA Images

#MUTTI: Chancellor Angela Merkel has clinched a fourth term in Germany’s general election, but her victory was clouded by the hard-right AfD party winning its first seats in parliament.

#STRATFORD: Police in London are investigating a suspected acid attack after a dispute between two groups of males inside a shopping centre.

#TAKE A KNEE: American football players have been defying US President Donald Trump by refusing to stand for the national anthem on the opening day of the NFL season.

PARTING SHOT

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travels to London tomorrow as part of Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The winning bid will be announced in November and this video is the latest push to market the country as a venue for the rugby showcase.