Northern Irish leader predicts unification of Ireland

Northern Ireland has begun a "decade of opportunity" during which it will hold a vote on unification with Ireland, the UK territory's first nationalist leader said in a recent interview.

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2024 02 03T130601Z 602072668 RC20V5A3SVHY RTRMADP 3 NIRELAND POLITICS Scaled — Sinn Fein Party vice president Michelle O'Neill walks at the Stormont Parliament Buildings on the day Northern Ireland lawmakers elect the Irish First Minister, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

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