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 overshadow the historic milestone. Rishi sunak willjoin the us president , joe biden, on a visit to Northern Ireland on tuesday to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement. A few minutes ago, the Us National Security council spokesperson, john kirby, told the White House Press corps how much this trip means to President Biden. President biden will head to Ulster University to deliver remarks marking the tremendous progress since the signing of the belfast Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago. And hell underscore the readiness of the United States to preserve those gains and support Northern Irela
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 overshadow the historic milestone. rishi sunak willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to northern ireland on tuesday to commemorate the good friday agreement. a few minutes ago, the us national security council spokesperson, john kirby, told the white house press corps how much this trip means to president biden. president biden will head to ulster university to deliver remarks marking the tremendous progress since the signing of the belfast good friday agreement 25 years ago. and he ll underscore the readiness of the united states to preserve those gains and support no
russia has made a rare acknowledgement that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. the strikes were carried out with himars rockets supplied by the us and destroyed a former school in the donetsk region, where the soldiers are said to have been temporarily deployed. several russian politicians have said commanders must be held to account for allowing such a large number of troops to be concentrated in an unprotected area. in ukraine, the country s armed forces say the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers, as our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega reports. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out was also a rare admission of casualties. translation: as a result | of the strike by four rockets