ust irish and american families, not just irish american families. these stories just irish american families. these stories are just irish american families. these stories are the very heart of what binds stories are the very heart of what binds ireland and america together. they speak to history, defined by our dreams. they speak to a present shared our dreams. they speak to a present shared responsibility and a future, poised shared responsibility and a future, poised for shared responsibility and a future, poised for unlimited shared possibilities so today i like to reflect possibilities so today i like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the connections between ireland and the united the connections between ireland and the united states. a partnership for the united states. a partnership for the ages the united states. a partnership for the ages. began with our shared history the ages. began with our shared history
both be president i think is really a little bit ofirish malarkey [ applause ] the history and hope and the heartbreak my ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to gain new life in america. i said all this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family s journey and those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish-american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland and america together they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they speak to a present written by our shared responsibility, and they speak to a future poised for unlimited shared possibilities. so today i d like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the united states, a partnership for the ages it begins in our shared history, dating back to the very founding of the united states the irish hearts that helped kindle the torch of lib
descending into poverty. the most advanced continental and the planet, the birthplace of western civilization is getting much poorer, moving backwards at a high speed. just a year ago, europe was in a modern place. the overwhelming majority of europeans filled their homes with natural gas, as modern people do. in germany, the world s richest country, only about 6% of households heated their homes with and you can expect that given that germany is a modern, industrialized country, with central heating, indoor plumbing, the trappings of a modern society that has last year, only 6% of germans used wood to get their homes, but it s risen so fast, the demand, that there is none left to buy. so now, germans are cutting their own, scouring the forest like their ancestors. some in germany are taking matters into their own hands. about two hours outside of berlin, residents of the small town to go have to be innovative for this project organizer, if you don t it will neve
Were getting in of the israel gaza border. Here you can see a thick black plume of smoke. Its not clear whats caused it. Eu leaders have called for Humanitarian Corridors And Pauses in fighting to get aid into gaza. Some Member States had demanded a full ceasefire but germany and austria argued that could undermine israels right to defend itself. Meanwhile, there are reports that a missile has struck a medicalfacility in the egyptian Red Sea Resort Of Taba near the israeli border. Egyptian tv said six people were injured and an adjacent building was also damaged. All this comes as israel is continuing its preparations for what it describes as the next stages of combat against hamas, who are designated as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk government. Those live pictures you can see in the region. We begin with this report from our international editorjeremy bowen. For hours, we could hear the explosions around ten kilometres away in israel. It was the biggest israeli raid into the gaza
Four people are injured after horses bulled through central london. And gustav klimt s lost masterpiece is sold for an asking price of 30 Million Euros. Hello, im lucy grey, welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. President biden has said that the us will begin sending new Military Assistance to ukraine within hours, after he signed a long awaited bill passed by congress. Speaking at a Press Conference at the white house, mr biden said the ai, worth 61 billion, would make america and the world safer. He said ukraine had the will and skill to win the war against russia. The package also includes billions of dollars in aid for israel and taiwan, as well as 1 billion in humanitarian assistance to gaza. Its a good day for america, a good day for europe, and a good day for world peace and freedom. This is consequential. Ijust signed into law the National Security package that was passed by house representatives this weekend and by th