'Russia is a wounded bear now' - Berenberg

A plunge in oil prices and an emergency interest rate rise to stabilise the rouble sent another shock through financial markets. Berenberg Bank Senior Economist Christian Schulz says the economic outlook for next year is terrible. Video: Reuters

100 days of the Government

Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin‘s second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison


US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."