SpaceX rocket explodes upon landing after ISS flight

The unmanned SpaceX rocket that blasted off to deliver a cargo ship to the International Space Station, bursts into flames as it attempts to land on a customized barge stationed at sea. Video: SpaceX/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."