welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland.
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supports northern ireland to. he is keen to show how much he supports northern ireland and the l supports northern ireland and the republic. it is hard to overstate the important role the us played in the important role the us played in the good friday agreement. i think, without the us the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and around - the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and around the - the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and around the table brokering the deal, the good friday agreement may not have happened at all. they played such a key role. and you saw after it was signed when bill clinton came to northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the reception that us president got was immense. thousands of people lining the streets, wanting to hear him and see him. it was like a rock star moment here. so i thinkjoe biden will get a similar perception because there is that strong
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months to last the end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end,
and you saw after it was signed when bill clinton came to northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the reception the us president got was immense. thousands of people lining the streets, wanting to hear him and see him. it was like a rock star moment here. so i thinkjoe biden will get a similar reception because there is that strong link between the us and the island of ireland. lots of us presidents talk about how important that relationship is. joe biden, certainly among them. he is very proud of his irish roots. charlotte gallagher in belfast. now to the tensions around taiwan, where chinese military forces are conducting drills for a third day. taiwan s defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island, 39 entered taiwan s air defence zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released