Cheers as same-sex marriage bill passes Australian Senate

Australia's Senate passes a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, clearing the way for it to become law as soon as next week after lawmakers dismissed a conservative push to allow religious objectors to refuse service to same-sex couples. Reuters

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."