Italy: hospital patients treated in their cars as Covid cases rise

Patients in Naples, Italy have been recorded queuing in their cars as they wait to be admitted to hospital to be treated for Covid-19, with some administered oxygen while they wait for a hospital bed. Video: 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."