Bridge collapses during ribbon-cutting ceremony in Kinshasa

A footbridge in Kinshasa, DR Congo has collapsed during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its opening.

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."