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World · UkrainePress ✓ 8 outlets · Moscow has not confirmed a ceasefire

Kremlin rejects a 60-day ceasefire as Kyiv says Russian strikes on energy sites go on; Trump defends the Russian diesel deal

Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking the “energy ceasefire” Trump announced on Sunday, while lawmakers from both US parties criticise a deal that lets Russia sell more diesel.

On Monday Reuters reported that the Kremlin rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyy's idea of a 60-day ceasefire and said it wants an overall peace deal. AP reported Kyiv saying Russian strikes on energy facilities continued despite the “energy ceasefire” President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, and Reuters said Ukraine accused Russia of violating it on the day the EU adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings against Russia. A BBC analysis noted that Moscow has stayed tight-lipped about the truce. Early reports of a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Kyiv differ: the Straits Times, carrying Reuters, said one person died and 11 were hurt, while the Kyiv Post said two died and at least nine were wounded.

Trump defended the diesel deal with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained, according to Reuters and CNBC, which quoted him saying “I made the right choice”. Reuters, citing sources, said Washington hopes the deal can “soften” Moscow on peace talks, and Russia said it may export up to 3.5 million tons of diesel a month by the end of the year. Bloomberg reported that the Republican congressman Mike Lawler said the US should not do the deal, and Der Spiegel reported criticism from US senators.

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By the numbers
60 daysceasefire the Kremlin rejected (Reuters)
~1,600new EU sanctions listings against Russia (Reuters)
3.5m tdiesel a month Russia says it may export by year-end (Reuters)
World · Middle EastPress ✓ 6 outlets · closure until 17 October is single-source

Saudi Arabia probes how air defences failed at Riyadh airport as airlines cancel flights

AP reported on Monday that Saudi authorities are investigating how their defence systems failed to stop the deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport. Reuters said airlines cancelled flights to Saudi Arabia, that the skies over Riyadh were largely empty, and that top oil executives were dropped from an event schedule in the city. The Financial Times wrote that the attacks strike at Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's economic plans for the kingdom.

The Irish Times reported on Sunday that Saturday's attack left 12 dead and about 300 injured, with an Irishman among the injured. On Monday evening the Saudi Gazette reported that the coalition intercepted another ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh, and the Straits Times reported a Houthi official warning of a “swift, painful response” if the US enters the Yemen war. Mint reported that the airport is shut until 17 October; no second outlet had confirmed that.

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Ireland · Public sector payPress ✓ 3 outlets · the strike figure differs between reports

Nearly all courts would close if Wednesday's public service strike goes ahead, the Irish Times reports

The Irish Times reported on Monday that nearly all courts would close if strike action involving more than 300,000 workers goes ahead on Wednesday 14 October. RTÉ asked the same evening whether a massive public sector strike is now inevitable. That figure is higher than the “more than 100,000” workers the Irish Examiner reported on Sunday; DailyDrop could not reconcile the two numbers from the headlines seen.

On Sunday RTÉ reported a minister saying the strike can be avoided. The dispute is over a new public sector pay agreement: unions want pay first on the agenda, and the Government said it will not accept preconditions from one side (Irish Examiner, Sunday). A second strike day was reported for 21 October. Whether talks began on Monday was not clear from the reports seen.

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Northern Ireland · ParadingPress ✓ 2 outlets · rulings not seen in full

Garvaghy Road residents lose a legal challenge over the Drumcree march

The Journal and the Irish Times reported on Monday that residents of the Garvaghy Road lost a legal challenge to a Parades Commission decision on the Drumcree march, and the Journal said the PSNI stands over its policing operation. DailyDrop did not see the full rulings, so it gives neither the reasons nor the date of the march. The web address of the Irish Times report refers to an Orange Order challenge to a parade ban to be heard next week; DailyDrop has not confirmed that.

On Sunday the Journal reported the DUP leader calling a ban on a Drumcree parade “disgraceful appeasement” by the Northern Ireland Secretary. Drumcree, near Portadown in Co Armagh, was the scene of long standoffs over the route in the 1990s.

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Ireland · Employment lawPress ✓ 4 outlets · evidence is contested

Labour Court hears evidence in the Ammi Burke case against the law firm Arthur Cox

The Irish Independent and the Journal reported that the Labour Court heard Ammi Burke “had a superiority complex” while working at the Dublin law firm Arthur Cox. The Irish Times reported the court was told she was to blame for damage to her reputation since her dismissal, and the Irish Examiner reported the court heard the sacked solicitor “could not have caused more damage to herself”.

The headlines do not say who gave this evidence, and Ms Burke's own account was not in the headlines seen, so DailyDrop treats the remarks as claims made in a hearing, not findings. The Labour Court hears many employment disputes and issues recommendations or decisions, usually some time after the hearing.

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In brief
  • Shamrock Rovers beat Bohemians in the Tallaght derby to take control of the title race; four sent off in a post-match clashThe Journal, Irish Independent, RTÉ
  • Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34; no cause given in the headlines seenRTÉ, Irish Independent
  • Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of lung surgery, the Vatican saysReuters
  • Meta releases its Muse Wonder AI modelsReuters, Bloomberg
  • LVMH fashion and leather sales fall in the third quarterReuters, FT
  • Selma Blair: AP says the FBI issued a summons over alleged assaults on a flight; RTÉ says she was arrestedAP, RTÉ
  • “Do not consume” notice for south Tipperary and parts of WaterfordRTÉ
  • Man in his 60s killed in a collision with a truck in AshbourneThe Journal
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Unverified — what we cannot confirm

“Russia and Ukraine are observing an energy ceasefire.” Trump announced it, but Kyiv says Russian strikes on energy sites continue and the Kremlin rejected a 60-day ceasefire. Moscow has not confirmed one.
“Agents raided Ilhan Omar's home in an immigration raid.” Reuters, citing Fox News, used that description. AP, NBC, NPR and the Washington Post describe a search in a criminal investigation, and NPR says the Justice Department approved the warrant.
“Riyadh airport is closed until 17 October.” Only Mint carried the date by late Monday.
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INSIDEKremlin rejects a 60-day ceasefire as Kyiv says Russian strikes on energy sites go on; Trump defends the Russian diesel dealWorld · UkraineSaudi Arabia probes how air defences failed at Riyadh airport as airlines cancel flightsWorld · Middle EastNearly all courts would close if Wednesday's public service strike goes ahead, the Irish Times reportsIreland · Public sector payGarvaghy Road residents lose a legal challenge over the Drumcree marchNorthern Ireland · ParadingLabour Court hears evidence in the Ammi Burke case against the law firm Arthur CoxIreland · Employment law