Toddler on the ticket: governor's son gatecrashes inauguration speech

California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, had an unexpected guest on stage during his inauguration speech as his two-year-old son, Dutch, stole the show.

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."