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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Northern Ireland's Assembly in Belfast on the second day of his two-day visit to the UK territory, which comes after Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill made history by becoming its first nationalist leader. O'Neill, a pro-Irish unity politician, has predicted that Northern Ireland will hold a vote on unification with Ireland within the next decade. However, Sunak's government said earlier this week that Northern Ireland's place within the UK appears "secure for decades". IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meet in Windsor, to conclude more than a year of negotiations over the "Northern Ireland Protocol". IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed "positive" talks on potential changes to Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading rules, but says there is "more work to do" in reaching agreement with the EU. SOUNDBITE
Speaking to reporters in Scotland, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from "the edge of a precipice", warning that an invasion of Ukraine could be "disastrous for Russia". SOUNDBITE
Germany and the rest of the EU aim to reduce the negative impact of the UK's 'Brexit' referendum result to their economies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a news conference in Berlin on Tuesday. Merkel said the EU would wait until the government of Prime-Minister-to-be Theresa May has decided on its approach to the UK's relationship with the EU.