Joe Biden emphasises unity in first speech as president of the US

New US President Joe Biden pleaded for unity in his inaugural address to a divided United States of America. “This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge,” he said, shortly after being sworn in as the nation’s 46th president. Video: C-Span

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."