As the saying goes: "When there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants."
"A little rebellion every now and then is a good thing and is as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical," was the verdict of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.
Hong Kong's airport cancelled all flights yesterday, blaming demonstrators for the disruptions, while China said the anti-government protests that have roiled the city through two summer months had begun to show "sprouts of terrorism".
The family of missing Nora Quoirin have offered a reward of more than €10,000 for information leading to the return of the Irish teenager.
A suspected gunman accused of an attempted terrorist attack on a Norwegian mosque and separately killing his stepsister has appeared in court looking bruised and scratched, but smiling.
The winner of Guatemala's presidential election, Alejandro Giammattei, said he hoped he could make changes to a controversial migration deal the Central American country signed with the Trump administration last month.
Glanbia's move to cut its milk price to under 30c/l has been described as 'unwarranted' and a 'knee-jerk' decision.
