The 9 at 9: Monday

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news you need to start the day.

US-Iran agreement 

1. The US and Iran said they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.

Homelessness

2. Hundreds of students at Ireland’s third-level institutions are homeless, according to new data obtained from colleges and universities under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Crude oil

3. Oil prices have tumbled by as much as 5% globally after the US and Iran said they had reached a deal to end their war that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Norway

4. An Oslo court has convicted Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son of two counts of rape, sentencing him to four years in prison in a high-profile scandal that has rocked the monarchy.

White House

5. US president Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday with a brutal display of political machismo on Sunday, turning White House lawn into an arena for a bloody evening of cage fights.

Population cap

6. Swiss authorities and economic players breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after voters narrowly rejected a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country’s population, which had sparked warnings of “chaos”.

World Cup

7. Sweden crushed Tunisia on Sunday to leave the North African nation’s defensive reputation in tatters and seize control of World Cup Group F.

Irish unity

8. Fine Gael is to develop and publish a new blueprint for a unified Ireland later this year, Tánaiste Simon Harris has announced.

Westport

9. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney touched down in Co Mayo yesterday to meet with relatives and President Catherine Connolly.

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