Papers please? Wild elephant casually slips over China-Laos border

A wild elephant caused a bit of a stir on the border between China and Laos when it casually stepped over the barrier between the two countries, it returned to China two hours later unharmed. Video: CCTV

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."