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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 ...

freeze a lower courts ruling that placed restrictions on the drug mifepristone pill is the predominant method for ending pregnancies in the u. s. but now that decision sets up the most consequential abortion related disputes since the overturning of roe v. wade another appeals court is scheduled to take up the case. it is made. cnns jessica schneider has more. the supreme court, stepping in to protect full access to the abortion pill mifepristone while this appeals process plays out, t...

My mothers side to come from donegal. Um id grown up with a very clear understanding of the troubles and you would wait literally every morning and the 19 seventies 19 eighties. 19 nineties. Um. To use on on the uk media of acts of terrorism or destruction. Death story, tragic stories of the families of the victims of the troubles. So it was all it was part of my own personal history. But i also thought, you know john major, who would be my predecessors. Prime minister had tried and got somewher...

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 ...

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, poise...

you for joining us. im abby phillip in washington. i want to take you straight to dublin, where president biden is delivering and addressed to the irish parliament. lets take a listen. ill also revisit county mayo. remember the history and hope and the heartbreak my blue and ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to begin their new lives in america. i sell this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my familys journey, those who left and those...

both be president i think is really a little bit ofirish malarkey [ applause ] >> the history and hope and the heartbreak my ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to gain new life in america. i said all this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my familys journey and those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish-american families. and these stories are the very heart ...

hello, im sumi somaskanda. us presidentjoe biden has touched down in belfast for the start of his visit to northern ireland and the republic. the four—day trip marks the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. the deal largely brought an end to the 30—year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. heres president biden�*s schedule. on wednesday, biden will deliver a speech at ulster uni...

the deal largely brought an end to the 30—year conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles. but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. heres president biden�*s schedule: on wednesdeay, biden will deliver a speech at ulster university, before travelling to the republic of ireland. there, hell celebrate his own familys roots, attending events in louth and mayo. there will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with iri...

control of how the public services are being run in northern ireland and instead permanent secretaries within northern ireland executive departments running the day—to—day operations and at this point we are yet to receive a budget folly next year but that budget will be signed off by the northern ireland secretary of state. the detail of the decisions as to where there will be spending cuts and decisions will lie at the foot of civil servants rather than elected politicians and th...