George Floyd: Homicide lieutenant calls knee on neck 'totally unnecessary' use of force

Lieutenant Richard Zimmerman, head of the Minneapolis homicide department, has testified that former police officer Derek Chauvin used "totally unnecessary" deadly force when kneeling on George Floyd's neck. 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."