Bushfires threaten Sydney's water supplies ahead of heatwave

Australian authorities shifting their focus to protecting water plants, pumping stations, pipes and other infrastructure from intense bushfires surrounding Sydney. Temperatures in New South Wales are forecast to hit 40 degrees Celsius next week.

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."