Biden’s Visit to Northern Ireland Highlights the Complicated Legacy of the Good Friday Agreement
Biden, who is Irish-American, will continue on to the Republic of Ireland where he will meet with family members.
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US feared Ukraine could fall ‘well short’ in spring counter-offensive, leaks reveal
‘Top secret’ document reportedly warned Kyiv faced shortfalls in troops and weaponry and suggested any gains would be modestPentagon leak traced to video game chat about UkraineUS intelligence reportedly warned in February that Ukraine might fail to am…
Joe Biden to meet Rishi Sunak before keynote speech at Ulster University
President expected to emphasise US’s commitment to ensuring peace in Northern Ireland as he begins visit to island of IrelandJoe Biden will hold a meeting with Rishi Sunak in Belfast on Wednesday before a keynote speech in which he is expected to empha…
Joe Biden ends COVID-19 national emergency after U.S. Congress acts
More than 1.13 million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 over the last three years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Biden says keeping Good Friday and Windsor agreements in place are main priority as he flies to Belfast – as it happened
This blog is now closed.There’s some anonymous quotes in a New Statesman article [paywall] by Rachel Wearmouth on Labour’s advertising campaign.It gives an insight into both schools of thoughts on the adverts in the party, which have produced criticism…
Tony Blair: any Good Friday agreement review must come from compromise
Comments come as Joe Biden prepares to fly in to give speech in Belfast to mark 25th anniversary of pactUK politics live – latest updatesThe former British prime minister Tony Blair has said the Good Friday agreement “should be reviewed over time” but …
US declares journalist Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained by Moscow
The Wall Street Journal reporter was imprisoned by Russian authorities for espionage The US state department has officially designated Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia, as being wrongfully detained, signalling tha…
Derry crowd petrol-bombs police vehicle as Joe Biden heads to Northern Ireland
Land Rover was monitoring a dissident republican parade commemorating the 1916 Rising The British and Irish governments have condemned petrol bomb attacks on police in Derry on the eve of Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland.A small crowd threw petrol…
Biden says ‘I plan on running in 2024’ – but no formal announcement yet
President, 80, tells NBC’s Al Roker about plans to campaign for re-election but says ‘we’re not prepared to announce it yet’Joe Biden has given his strongest hint yet that he intends to run for re-election in 2024, but said he is “not prepared to annou…
Senate calls on supreme court chief justice to investigate Clarence Thomas’s ‘gift’ trips – as it happened
Judiciary committee will review supreme court justice’s undeclared luxury travel with Republican mega-donor Harlan CrowDonald Trump is trying to prevent his former vice-president, Mike Pence, from testifying to the grand jury investigating the January …