Airlines operated 'ghost flights' to avoid refunds, hearing told

Pat Dawson, the CEO of the Irish Travel Agents Association, has told the Oireachtas Transport Committee that airlines operated virtually empty ghost flights out of Ireland over the summer to avoid paying refunds. Video: Oireachtas TV

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."