President Michael D Higgins has urged his European counterparts to call for action on Gaza and said “failure to take an initiative will be rightly construed as a moral failure”.
Silence on Gaza will be ‘moral failure’, says President

Thailand and Cambodia truce agreement comes into effect

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to a ceasefire effective from midnight local time (6pm Irish time), in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting.
Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and Albania
Firefighters are battling to put out wildfires in three separate provinces of Turkey, in Greece and near a tourist resort in Albania, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region.
Tariff deal avoids ‘damaging trade war’, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the new trade agreement reached between the US and EU means a “damaging trade war” has been avoided.
Madaxweyne Xasan oo Gudoomiyahw Midowga Afrika kala hadlay xiisadda Gedo
Jul 28 (Jowhar)-Guddoomiyaha Midowga Afrika, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf ayaa xafiiskiisa kulan kula yeeshay Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo Addis-ababa u jooga ka qeyb galka shirka Sugnaanta Cuntada.
25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF ‘pauses’
Israel has said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates air-dropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world.
As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate – EU chief
During a recent press conference, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced that pharmaceutical companies would now be included in the proposed 15% global tax rate.
Wararku u danbeeyay xaaladda Doolow iyo Beledxaawo oo dagaalo ay ka dhaceen
Jul 28 (Jowhar)-Xaaladda degmada Doolow ayaa saaka degan, kadib dagaallo culus oo xalay ka dhacay, kuwaasoo u dhaxeeyay ciidamada Nabadsugidda Federaalka iyo ciidamada Itoobiya oo la sheegay in ay weerar kusoo qaadeen xerada ay ku sugnaayeen ciidanka Nabadsugida.
Daacish oo 40 qof ku dishay dalka Congo
Jul 28 (Jowhar) In ka badan 40 qof ayaa lagu dilay weerar ay qaadeen kooda Daacish ee waqooyi bari ee Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Congo, sida uu sheegay militariga iyo Qaramada Midoobay.
Overflowing sewer tied to German train derailment
A train derailment in a wooded area of southwestern Germany that killed three people yesterday may have been caused by an overflowing sewer, local police and prosecutors have said.