Video shows blast in Gaza that killed 17

A violent explosion takes place as ambulances rush to the scene of a first blast near Shejaia market in Gaza, video obtained by Reuters shows. Seventeen people were killed in the incident. 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."