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The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #MIDDLE EAST: The death toll in Gaza has reached 40,000 in the more than 10-month conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants, according to the enclave’s health ministry.

2. #UKRAINE: Mandatory evacuation orders were put in place for the town of Glushkovo in Russia’s western Kursk region, where Ukrainian Armed Forces have pushed forward with their offensive.

3. #DUBLIN CITY: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, James Geoghegan, has said it was a miracle no one was injured after teenagers set off fireworks at Grand Canal Square earlier this week.

4. #THORNTON HALL: A woman accused of obstructing traffic near the Thornton Hall site in north Co Dublin, which is being prepared to accommodate international protection applicants, has been granted bail.

5. #INVESTIGATION: At least one person has been arrested in connection with the death of American actor Matthew Perry, US media outlets are reporting.

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