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Apr 2023
30m 58s

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President Joe Biden explores his family roots on his tour of Ireland and addresses parliament in Dublin. Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy and Economic correspondent Faisal Islam chat through the significance of the visit.

After North Korea’s latest missile test sparked alarm in Japan, Jean Lee, former Associated Press bureau chief in Pyongyang and host of the BBC’s Lazarus Heist podcast, gives her take on what message the leader Kim Jong Un is trying to send.

And Adam looks at why some supermarkets are cutting the price of milk.

Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Cat Farnsworth and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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