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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is greeted by Northern Ireland's newly appointed First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly on arrival at Stormont Castle, after the restoration of power-sharing in Belfast on February 3. A pro-Irish unity politician, Sinn Fein's O'Neill made history by becoming the UK territory's first nationalist leader, and has predicted that the UK territory will hold a vote on unification with Ireland within the next decade. IMAGES
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo arrives at Downing Street for talks with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak. The talks come as Britain launched a second round of joint military strikes on Yemen's Huthis on Red Sea shipping, and growing international pressure to find a solution to the Israel-Gaza conflict. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden lands in Britain where he will meet the UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III before continuing to Lithuania for a NATO summit. Air Force One touched down at Stansted Airport north of London, ahead of the meetings on Monday. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demands that unionists end their boycott of the devolved government in Northern Ireland, in a speech marking 25 years of peace in the divided territory. "I urge you to work with us to get Stormont up and running again. That's the right thing to do in its own terms. And I'm convinced it's also the right thing to do for our union (UK)," Sunak says in Belfast. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden meets with UK Prime Minister Rish Sunak during his short visit to Northern Ireland. His visit marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a US-brokered peace agreement ending the conflict between pro-Irish and pro-British militants in April 1998. IMAGES