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I thought, this is not a conflict that has got any place in the new millennium. If you want to solve it, you have to take that risk and talk to those who actually control the violence. Enemies compromised and differences were settled. This is a story ofjeopardy, dilemmas and leadership. Tony blair |think| theres a hope that ifeel the hand of history upon our shoulders. Kerrie and erin had never met before. If they had been from a previous generation, they probably wouldnt have met at all. But th...

are reporting that dozens more girls have been poisoned in a suspected gas attacks on iranian schools. no girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. now on bbc news, troubles and peace — 25 years since the good friday agreement was signed, this is a story of history and hope. cheering. the good friday agreements promised that a new generation would live in peace. it gave people hope that life would be different, and it was, for us. ...

hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. tensions remain high, as israeli police stopped palestinian men from entering the compound, forcing them to pray outside the old city gates. youre watching bbc news. now its time for troubles and peace. 25 years since the good friday agreement was signed, this is a story of history and hope. the good friday agreements promised that a new generation would live in peace. it gave people hope that ...

overcome and then forgotten. the prime minister says that is the "anti—maths mindset" that perpetuates in the country and is holding the economy back. today, he has announced a review of the way maths is taught in england. mr sunak says a group of advisers, including mathematicians and business representatives, will examine the "core maths content" thats being taught in schools and will consult on introducing some form of compulsory maths education to age 18. so it will take time to ...

joining us here in the united states and all around the world . im rosemary church just ahead on cnn newsroom. were learning more about some of the victims of a mass shooting at a sweet 16 birthday party in alabama details along with the message from police as they search for a suspect. congress is returning from a two week break with a high stakes debt ceiling standoff looming in d. c will president biden budges republicans ready a spending cut bill with strings attached, plus chaos i...

hello and welcome to bbc news. dmytro kuleba, ukraines foreign minister, has warned that countries which "mistreated ukraine" during "the darkest moment of its history" will be held to account after the war ends. in an interview with the bbc, he also warned western allies that delaying the delivery of weapons will cost the lives of ukrainian soldiers. he has spoken to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the battle for bakhmut is now the longest of the war. more than half a yea...

hello, welcome to the programme. we have got another action packed programme for you tonight. coming up, the white house says they have still had no consular access to anerican journalist evan gershkovich, who is being held by the russians on spying charges. we will speak tonight from the former soviet dissident natan sharansky, who was held in the same moscow prison in the 1970s. we will also hearfrom mark urban on his continiung investigation into russias 331 parachute regiment, and ...

lets turn to ireland now — where us presidentjoe biden has already had a busy day and where in the next hour hes expected to address a joint sitting of the irish parliament. in the past hour weve seen him arrive at farmleigh house in dublin for a meeting with the irish prime minister leo varadkar. mr biden praised irish values and set out plans for a closer relationship between the us and ireland. . , relationship between the us and ireland. ., , , relationship between the us and ire...

lets turn to ireland — where us presidentjoe biden has been meeting with leading politicians and is now on his way to address a joint sitting of the irish parliament its been an extremely busy day for the president. he set off to parliament from farmleigh house in dublin after meeting with the irish prime minister — leo varadkar. while in the grounds of farmleigh, he watched a gaelic sport demonstration by local children. inside, the taoiseach praised american leadership since the ...

than a year, because the democratic unionist party, the biggest party which wants to keep northern ireland in the uk, is vetoing the formation of the power—sharing coalition because of its concerns over brexit trade barriers with the rest of the uk. setting that aside, when you look back at the last 25 years, the change in northern ireland has been remarkable. the level of political balance has dramatically reduced to the extent that it is relatively rare now, so coming after a bitte...