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
investigate the alleged war crimes. ukrainian police say they have already found the bodies of more than 1200 civilians in the kyiv region alone. and, a huge tunnel has been discovered running under the mexico us border, with its own rail track, electricity and ventilation system. authorities say it was being used to smuggle drugs. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s rate of inflation the measure of the rise in the cost of living has hit its highest level for a0 yea rs. and the rate at which it is increasing is the fastest since records began. it reached 9% in april, up from 7% the month before. that means the prices we pay for goods and services are on average 9% higher than they were last year. most of the rise was due to the large increase in energy bills after the lifting of the price cap last month. the chancellor rishi sunak blamed higher global energy prices he said the government could not protect people completely from
Gazas hamas controlled Health Ministry says 7,326 people have been killed in the strip after nearly three weeks of bombardment. More than 40 of them are children. And a senior un official is warning that many more will die from the catastrophic Aid Shortages caused by israels total siege. Israels military says it carried out a new raid in gaza overnight targeting hamas fighters, with ground units accompanied by helicopter gunships. These pictures, supplied by the idf, apparently show a Hamas Tunnel Being struck by a guided missile. Launch sites for anti tank missiles and command and control centres were also hit and the army says it killed a senior hamas commander. Its the second brief ground raid in as many days. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted a full offensive is coming. The main un agency in the gaza strip has again warned that its humanitarian work is becoming more difficult because of the lack of fuel in the territory. The head of unrwa said more aid urgently needs