british soldiers from prosecution. i think this is the honorable approach. we are guarantors of the good friday agreement. we believe that the legacy act injures the good friday agreement violates a core part of the good friday agreement, which is the human rights foundations that underpin it. we do it reluctantly because we are conscious of the need, obviously to maintain good relations with the united kingdom. we have great cooperation on a whole range of issues. we have a desired objective in seeing the institutions restored in northern ireland. we re very disappointed that they haven t been restored to date. but nonetheless, i think the good friday agreement is an international treaty that was entered into by the two governments and all of the political parties in northern ireland. and i m very clear that unilateralism is not the way to deal with issues relating to the good friday agreement. there has to be a collective response. let s speak to mark devenport former the
Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his quote/unquote evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. here s how he put it to abc news robin roberts. i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. the human rights campaign immediately released a statement saying obama s presidency has shown that our nation can move beyond its shameful history of discrimination and injustice. and celebrities and politicians took to twitter to celebrate. ellen degeneres tweeting thank you, president barack obama, for your beautiful and brave words. i m overwhelmed. new york mayor michael bloomberg wrote president barack obama s announcement is a major turning point in the history of civil rights. there were even tweets from former
outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his, quote unquote, evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. here s how he put it to abc news robin roberts. i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. the human rights campaign immediately released a statement saying obama s presidency has shown that our nation can move beyond its shameful history of discrimination and injustice. and celebrities and politicians took to twitter to celebrate. ellen degeneres tweeting thank you, president barack obama, for your beautiful and brave words. i m overwhelmed. michael bloomberg wrote president barack obama s announce maenlt is a major turning point in the history of measure civil vierights. there were even tweets from former