hello and welcome. president biden will arrive in belfast, beginning a four day trip in northern ireland. he s marking the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, a deal that brought three decades of conflict, known as the troubles, largely to an end. when he lands, he ll be greeted by the british prime minister. a huge security operation is now in place. but the visit is going ahead in the absence of a devolved government in northern ireland is the power sharing deal ushered in collapsed. he says his already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on his already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on his way - currently airborne on his way to northern ireland. we expect to arrive here in a little over three hours. so, when he arrives, he ll be greeted by the british prime minister. he will have one public engagement, which will be opening our university and the new campus there, so you can
hello and welcome. ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres that s roughly the same area as syria has been contaminated by landmines since russia s invasion last february. most have been found in the north eastern kharkiv region. 0ur correspondent in ukraine james waterhouse reports. this is what you call a scratching of the surface, a sweep and a gentle prod for hidden killers. a job with very obvious occupational hazards. translation: my family calls me in the morning l and tells me to be careful, to watch where i tread. of course they re worried, very much worried. before, we would work with shells from world war ii, and now they are modern munitions, so we have to learn constantly because we find new kinds that we haven t encountered before. it s hard to describe this as anything other than random. this is a patch of land in the middle of balakliya. it s not a place, unlike other areas, that was once contested, where there was heavy fighting. but what these minesweepers
Hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. what is your top priority on this trip? what is your top priority on this tri - ? a ~ , what is your top priority on this tri n ? ~ ., ~ , , what is your top priority on this trip? make sure the irish acquired in winter agreement trip? make sure the irish acquired in winter agreement stays - trip? make sure the irish acquired in winter agreement stays in - trip? make sure the irish acquired. in winter agreement stays in place. keep in winter agreement stays in place. keep the in winter agreement stays in place. keep the main thing looks like you need keep the main thing looks like you need to keep the main thing looks like you need to keep your fingers crossed. the british need to keep your fingers crossed. the british government and the americans, politicians are trying to deal with them. in fairness to the people of northern ireland, they deserve working institutions. this stretch of the deserve working
Live from london. this is bbc news. us presidentjoe biden is ian route to northern ireland for talks to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. the imf has cut its forecast for global growth particularly for the uk and germany although it says most countries should avoid recession. pentagon officials warn the leak of classified, military documents is a national security risk that could offer moscow the chance to spread disinformation.