[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BELFAST — He came, he saw … and he got the hell out as fast as he could. But Joe Biden’s brief visit to Northern Ireland across Tuesday night and Wednesday — 18 hours total, about half of them in bed — featured … Read more
[ad_1] DUBLIN — That didn’t last long. Joe Biden managed to tread carefully around historic and current political sensitivities during the first part of his trip to the island of Ireland this week, marking 25 years since the U.S.-brokered Good Friday Agreement sought to secure lasting peace for Northern Ireland. But not long after crossing … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Joe Biden is not someone known for his subtlety. His gaffe-prone nature — which saw him last week confuse the New Zealand rugby team with British forces from the Irish War of Independence — leaves little in the way of nuance. But … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBLIN — U.S. President Joe Biden will pay a five-day visit to both parts of Ireland next month to mark the 25th anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Good Friday peace accord, according to a provisional Irish government itinerary seen by POLITICO. The plans, still … Read more
[ad_1] LONDON — “Better than the last guy” might not be quite the tagline every world leader hopes for. It could yet be Rishi Sunak’s winning formula. The British prime minister, swept into office late last year by wave after wave of Tory psychodrama, has cleared several major hurdles in the space of the past … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Britain was rebuffed by the Biden administration after multiple requests to develop an advanced trade and technology dialogue similar to structures the U.S. set up with the European Union. On visits to Washington as a Cabinet minister over the past two … Read more
[ad_1] DUBLIN — As if political tensions in Northern Ireland weren’t bad enough, Irish Republican Army die-hards unwilling to accept their side’s cease-fire appear determined to make matters worse. An off-duty police officer is in hospital in a critical condition after being shot several times at close range Wednesday night as he coached a youth … Read more
[ad_1] LONDON — Rishi Sunak insisted Saturday he wants to “get the job done” on Brexit, promising he was “giving it everything we’ve got” to secure a deal with Brussels. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the British prime minister said he was hopeful of a “positive outcome,” as he launched a weekend media … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Boris Johnson may have coined the phrase, but Rishi Sunak hopes he’s the man who can finally claim to have “got Brexit done.” The British prime minister will on Monday host European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in what’s being … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — The U.K. and the EU finally reached a deal after months of talks over contentious post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. Already, both sides are pitching it as a major reset in frayed relations — but U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak … Read more