Biden threatens Putin with personal sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

US president Joe Biden has told reporters that he would consider imposing sanctions on Russian president Vladimir Putin directly if Russia were to invade Ukraine. 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."