Texas governor Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19

Republican Texas governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, the governor faced recent criticism as he maintained a ban on mask mandates in the face of rising cases in the state. 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."