First African American wins US spelling bee, conquering with 'Murraya'

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, has become the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps US National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'Murraya,' a genus of plants. 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."