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

IRELAND

170 Irish troops from the 125th Infantry Battalion, United Nations Interim Force Lebanon (UNIFIL) returned to Dublin Airport today, following a six-month deployment to South Lebanon. Photo shows Wayne and his wife Lisa from Cork with children. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• Many surgeries on children’s hips in Temple Street and Cappagh hospitals did not meet criteria for operating, a new report found.
• Jobseekers’ site Indeed pulled out of sponsoring the Dublin Pride Parade this year, The Journal revealed.
• The head of driving testing at the Road Safety Authority has roundly rejected a Fianna Fáil TD’s suggestion that learner drivers should be allowed on the road unaccompanied.
• A returning Irish commander in Lebanon has described how it was “ten times worse” than previous experiences as troops landed in Dublin Airport today.
• A Donegal man facing deportation from the US next week joined the waiting list for green card applications three years ago.
• More than 400 of Ireland’s senior legal academics and practising lawyers have called on the Government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill.
• Richard Satchwell’s account of wife’s death has ‘more holes than a block of Swiss cheese’, a jury was told as the trial came to its closing stages today.
• Jozef Puska’s brother Marek told gardaí investigating the murder of Ashling Murphy that he wanted to tell them more but couldn’t because of medication he was taking for back problems.
• A judge told the jury in the Gerry Adams libel trial that they were not being asked to give “a verdict on Irish history” as they came to their conclusions.
• Revenue seized e-bikes and e-scooters worth an estimated €4.5 million in a crackdown on illegal importations.

INTERNATIONAL

Donald Trump silences his mobile phone which rang two times as he was speaking to reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House today. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#DONALD TRUMP: The US president revived his tariff threats, claiming he would sit the EU with a 50% tariff from 1 June and stick a 25% tariff on tech giant Apple in order to move iPhone production to the US.

#GERMANY:Up to 12 people were injured in a knife attack at Hamburg’s central train station, as police detained a suspect and declared a major operation. 

#UKRAINE AND RUSSIA: Russia and Ukraine each handed over 390 prisoners as a major prisoner swap got underway.

PARTING SHOT

IN THE MIDST of a housing crisis, a unique opportunity presented itself for those searching for a home – a simple raffle.

The home up for grabs was a two-bedroom bungalow in Co Leitrim, sitting on a 1.75 acre site.

Who won? An American woman living in Chicago. Emma Hickey has more on the curious raffle which found coverage stateside courtesy of the New York Times.