Iraqis flee from ISIL advances

More than half a million Iraqis have fled homes in the past week as the ISIL fighters advanced towards the capital Baghdad. Stories of kidnappings, sectarian vengeance and executions have caused widespread panic. 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."