German citizen, 40, identified as Mannheim suspect after two killed as car driven into crowd – as it happened

Police say no evidence that more suspects were involved in incident which left several people badly injured. This live blog is closed

• Two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

in Dublin

The Irish government has drafted legislation to remove a de facto ban on any more than 12 troops being deployed overseas as the country makes significant moves to bolster its bare and weak defence force.

European Union is a project of peace, and the project of peace means that security and defence is necessarily a priority, because peace without defence is an illusion.

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