Migrants rescued after attempting to cross to Europe buried under waste

A total of 41 migrants have been rescued after they attempted to cross to Europe from Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Northern Africa, covered in toxic ash and buried under thousands of glass bottles. 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."