August 24: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Republican debate

Six of the eight Republican presidential hopefuls at the first 2024 debate have indicated that they would support former US President Donald Trump as the 2024 White House nominee, even if he is convicted of a crime. Despite facing four separate criminal indictments, Trump has only solidified his lead among Republican voters in opinion polls as only two hopefuls declined to raise their hands when asked on Fox News whether they would back a convicted Trump.

RTÉ

Prigozhin

According to Russia’s civil aviation agency, Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin — who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year — was on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow, killing all 10 people on board. The crash immediately raised suspicions since the fate of the founder of the Wagner private military company has been the subject of intense speculation ever since he mounted the mutiny.

Breaking News

Refugee accommodation

There could be 2,000 Ukrainian refugees without accommodation here in the coming weeks, as the Government faces fresh pressure to secure shelter for those fleeing war. Officials from the Department of Integration have written to the Taoiseach’s department warning they expect a bed shortfall of 2,000 between now and mid-September if the State cannot secure additional shelter.

Irish Examiner

Accommodation crisis

A recent advertisement for a double room close to University College Dublin, said no bills or rent would have to be paid if the successful applicant provided “up to 20 hours of child care” for two small children, with two hours in the morning and two more in the evening for five days. The message adds: “This would potentially suit a student or someone who works locally 9-5pm.”

thejournal.ie

HPV vaccine

Men who lost out on the HPV vaccine while in school will now be able to avail of it free up to the age of 22 years under an expanded roll out from next Tuesday. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said they can register to get the vaccine at www.hpv.ie, under the programme which is open until December 31 next. The programme in memory of the late campaigner Laura Brennan offers free HPV vaccines to all boys and girls in second-level education who were previously eligible to receive the vaccine in school and who had not yet received it.

Independent.ie