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A second Israeli operation was reported overnight in the nearby village of Adaisseh, where residents say troops blew up a religious ceremonial hall.

No stirring during the break after the first movement as members of the local New National Theatre Chorus walked on stage with the ceremonial slow gliding movements of acolytes in a temple.

The Irish presidency is a symbolic and ceremonial office with effectively zero executive power; it’s more like being the queen of Denmark than the president of France, let alone the United States.

The role of first ladies is mostly ceremonial, but their connection to Americans is real.

The US leader is to oversee a ceremonial signing of a peace deal between neighbours Thailand and Cambodia later in the day, and sign a trade agreement with Association of Southeast Asian Nations host Malaysia.