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Lee Jae-myung, the liberal opposition candidate, has reportedly won the South Korean presidential election. Yonhap news agency and SBS television station, among other South Korean media outlets, announced Mr. Lee’s victory early Wednesday. Conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo has already conceded defeat. This victory follows a period of political instability sparked by the short-lived imposition of martial law by Yoon Suk Yeol, the now-removed conservative leader. News Source : Irish Examiner

The brother of a man who murdered their ailing 58-year-old mother in her own home has told the Central Criminal Court that “someone who should have protected” her had instead taken her life in the “most cruel, violent and sadistic way possible”. In his victim impact statement on Tuesday, Angela Canavan’s son Keith Canavan said his brother Nigel didn’t just take their mother’s life but had also tried to take her dignity in the way he had killed her “using the one method she feared the most”. Keith Canavan also said his brother had “portrayed her in the courtroom not…

“My four-year journey with this club has come to an end, and it’s time for me to bid farewell. I dedicated myself completely during my tenure,” Inzaghi announced in a statement. News Source : Irish Examiner

Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly told a former Los Angeles hotel security guard that public release of a 2016 security video showing Combs kicking and dragging R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura would ruin his career, the guard testified at Combs’ recent legal proceedings.Eddy Garcia, 33, testified that Combs made this statement repeatedly in March 2016, shortly after the incident, as he attempted to acquire what he believed was the only copy of the surveillance footage.Prosecutors are using the Intercontinental Hotel video as key evidence against the Bad Boy Records founder, arguing it corroborates allegations from three women, including Cassie, that Combs…

Extremists have perpetrated a deadly attack on a military base in Mali, resulting in the deaths of dozens of soldiers. This incident, confirmed by civil society and military sources on Tuesday, highlights the ongoing militant violence plaguing West Africa’s volatile Sahel region. The assault occurred on Sunday at the Boulkessi base, situated near the Burkina Faso border. According to a local civil society activist, who spoke to The Associated Press anonymously due to lack of authorization, at least 60 soldiers were killed and 40 others wounded. The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM group has claimed responsibility for the attack. A military source informed…

Mark your calendars! Donegal will clash with Mayo in a pivotal Round Three match on Sunday, June 15th. The showdown is scheduled to be held at Hyde Park, Roscommon. Expect a significant contingent of Donegal supporters to make the journey to cheer on their team. Date and location fixed for Donegal vs Mayo game was last modified: June 3rd, 2025 by Staff Writer News Source : Donegal Daily

Search teams have been seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings as the latest search for Madeleine McCann continues in Portugal. German investigators along with Portuguese police officers and firefighters are working in a little-developed area of countryside a few miles from Praia da Luz where Madeleine was last seen in 2007. Then aged three, she vanished while on holiday with her family in the Algarve resort after her parents went out to dinner and left her sleeping in a room with her toddler twin siblings. Search teams look through a derelict and abandoned…

Cork City Council spent over €23,000 on maintaining its controversial ‘robotrees’ last year, despite a report indicating their impact on air quality was inconclusive. Two “annual maintenance” payments were made to Green City Solutions: €14,497 on July 19 and €8,940 on July 24 of the previous year. These payments exceeded prior years’ expenses, with annual maintenance costing €16,778 in 2020, €17,755 in 2021 (which also included €2,396 for repairs), and €17,880 in 2022. Maintenance cost records for 2023 are absent for the German-engineered devices. These “trees” were designed to utilize moss filters to purify air, absorb pollutants, and collect air…

Previously, Kelleher has expressed his desire to gain consistent first-team playing time in the UK. News Source : Irish Examiner

Gardaí are seeking public assistance following a burglary in Killybegs. The burglary occurred on Wednesday, May 28th, between 3:20 PM and 3:30 PM in the Tullidon area. Entry to the residence was gained by smashing a rear window. While a bedroom inside was ransacked, it appears nothing was taken. Gardaí suspect the intruder(s) may have been interrupted. A Garda spokesperson stated: “We are appealing to anyone who was in the Tullidon area between 3 PM and 4 PM and who may have dash-cam footage to provide it to Gardaí investigating this incident. Additionally, we ask anyone who witnessed any suspicious…