Ireland sending medical examiners to check up on Halawa: Ireland’s government is sending an independent medical team to examine Irish detainee Ibrahim Halawa’s health condition. Irish Minister for Children Katherine Zappone described the move “as a matter of extreme urgency,” as he is currently on hunger strike and has low blood sugar levels, The Irish Times reports. A government spokesman said “the Egyptian authorities usually granted requests made by the Irish authorities.” 21-year-old Halawa’s trial is set to resume today, after being adjourned 19 times.

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