UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised “unreservedly” on behalf of the British government for the deaths of 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast during a British Army operation. A judge-led inquiry on Tuesday found that British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in …
Read More »North Ireland lawmakers return after a 3-year halt
Northern Ireland’s main political parties sat down together in Belfast on Saturday to form a power-sharing government and end a three-year standoff that threatened a key part of the province’s 1998 peace settlement. Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, the largest group in the reformed Assembly, was sworn …
Read More »Video: Nationwide Parliament suspension protests hit Britain.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament until two weeks before Brexit zero-hour. Chanting “shame on you, Boris Johnson,” anti-Brexit activists congregated outside 10 Downing Street. Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addressed the crowds outside Johnson’s …
Read More »Violence erupts in Northern Ireland as Journalist killed during riots.
A journalist has been shot dead in Northern Ireland in what police have described as a “terrorist incident”. Lyra McKee, 29, was killed after a gunman opened fire as violence erupted in Derry on Thursday night. Dissident republican group the New IRA is believed to have been responsible for her …
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