A 14-year-old boy's been rescued from the boot of a car in Dublin after a suspected abduction on Monday night.

A man has been arrested following the incident in Finglas.

Gardaí followed a car to Kippure Park, where it was abandoned and the occupants fled.

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The Government is expected to give the go-ahead to the National Broadband Plan this morning.

A number of alternatives have been rejected despite the cost of the project ballooning to €3bn.

A final report is expected to warn those alternatives would take much longer, be more expensive and in some cases never deliver broadband to some homes.

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Two journalists have been freed in Myanmar, also known as Burma, after spending more than 500 days behind bars - accused of breaking the country's Officials Secrets Act.

The pair from the Reuters news agency were released after the president issued a blanket pardon for more than 6,500 prisoners.

They had been in the country to report on security forces' abuses of the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.

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Northern Ireland's main political parties begin talks in Belfast later aiming to restore power-sharing.

They agreed to start talking last month after the power-sharing executive collapsed more than two years ago.

The fresh negotiations follow remarks made at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee by priest Martin Magill urging politicians to unite.

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Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have thanked the public for their support and kindness, after the couple welcomed a baby boy.

A message on their Instagram account describes it as an "exceptionally joyful time".

Harry has also said the public will probably get a look at the new arrival in a couple of days.