Korean statue appearing to show Shinzo Abe bowing to 'comfort woman' angers Japan

Two newly erected statues in Pyeongchang, South Korea have drawn the ire of Japan as it appears to depict Japanese PM Shinzo Abe bowing to a "comfort woman", a euphemism for the women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels.

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."