France's Macron calls on voters to rally behind him against Le Pen

France's incumbent leader Emmanuel Macron has urged citizens to block his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen from power when the two go head-to-head on April 24th in a presidential run-off vote. 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."