Protesters storm Baghdad parliament as deadlock gives Iraq record run without government

Protesters have stormed Baghdad's parliament as Iraq hit a national record 290 days without a government or head of state.

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."