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- Imran Khan elected as Pakistani Prime Minister
Pakistani lawmakers have elected former cricketer Imran Khan prime minister, paving the way for him to form a coalition government - Nigel Farage announces his return to frontline politics
Nigel Farage has announced his return to frontline political engagement, joining a campaign to overthrow what he described as Theresa May's "fraudulent" Brexit blueprint - Details announced for Aretha Franklin funeral
A funeral for the late recording star Aretha Franklin has been announced for August 31 in Detroit - Survivors say Vatican statement on abuse 'falls short'
Abuse survivor Marie Collins has said that a statement by the Vatican on child abuse goes further than similar statements in the past, but still fell short in some areas. - Archbishop says 'clock is ticking' for church leaders
The Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Seán O'Malley has said the "clock is ticking" for those in leadership positions in the Catholic church. - Talks between Ryanair and pilots' union adjourned
Talks between Ryanair and the pilots' union Fórsa have been adjourned this evening. - Trump says Paul Manafort fraud trial is 'very sad'
As the jury deliberated in the bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump called the trial "very sad" and described the defendant as a "very good person." - Death toll in India monsoon floods rises to 324
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 324 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, according to officials. - Rents hit record levels above peak of Celtic Tiger
A new all-time high for private residential rents has been reached for the ninth quarter in a row, according to the latest report from the property website Daft.ie. - Tail end of tropical Storm Ernesto to hit Ireland
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather advisory as the tail end of tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to hit Ireland tomorrow evening. - High Court challenge against Harris appointment
A relative of a person killed during The Troubles in Northern Ireland has brought a High Court challenge aimed at preventing the appointment of PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris as the next Garda Commissioner. - 80 Leaving Cert results withheld over cheating fears
Eighty students who sat the Leaving Certificate exams this year have not been given their results over fears they may have cheated. - Two Palestinians shot dead during Gaza border protests
Two Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli troops during protests along the Gaza border today. - Motorcyclist killed in Co Kildare collision
A man in his 50s has been killed a road crash in Co Kildare. - Foster turns down invitation to attend pope's speech
The Leader of the DUP, Arlene Foster, will not be attending the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Ireland. - Netanyahu questioned in corruption investigation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone through a new round of questioning, police said, amid corruption allegations that have threatened to topple him. - Up to 20 believed missing after Italy bridge collapse
Italian rescue workers used jackhammers and cranes to lift giant slabs of concrete from the Genoa highway bridge collapse, hoping to find survivors buried in the rubble of the disaster that killed at least 38 people. - Somalia - Fighting for its Life
Somalia's UN-backed government struggles to establish control outside the capital, Mogadishu, in its bitter conflict with the Islamist militants Al Shabab. What hope do these people have that they will ever know peace? - The pope's visit: An event of biblical proportions
More than half a million people, 25,000 sliced pans, 7,000 volunteers and 2,500 toilets - these are just some of the figures involved in the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Ireland. - Slight reduction in waiting list figures
Overall waiting lists for patients to be treated or seen at hospitals reduced slightly last month to 704,743 patients.
