An Irish man killed in a stand off with Maltese police is believed to have been holding a replica gun when he was killed.
50 year old Edward William Johnston died after engaging with armed police in the St Julians' area of the island.
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A search operation is underway for a Kayaker missing off the Waterford coast.
He's understood to have left Dungarvan just before 12 noon yesterday, but failed to return to port and the operation was launched at around 5.30 in the evening
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Ukraine says Russia launched 38 drones and two ballistic missiles at it overnight.
It followed a warning from President Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian army's invasion of the Kursk border region would be dealt with 'swiftly'.
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Scientists believe they may have found a reservoir of liquid water in the rocky outer crust of Mars.
The findings come from data from NASA's Mars Insight Lander which revealed "seismic signals" of water on the barren planet.
