This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nick Marth and in the early hours of Wednesday,

the 12th of April, these are our main stories.

President Biden has arrived in Northern Ireland

for a visit marking 25 years since the Good Friday

peace deal ended decades of violence.

Russia has tightened the rules for drafting new recruits

for the war in Ukraine,

making it technically impossible to dodge the draft.

The IMF says most economies will avoid going into recession this year

and there'll be modest global growth for 2024.

Also in this podcast.

Yes, there's a party going on at Mrs Betty Markins house.

It's a tougher way of putting it and it's really fun.

Since tougher way of getting it.

But its share price has sprung a massive leak.

Can it survive?

President Biden is in Northern Ireland

to mark the 25th anniversary of the agreement

that ended the decades-long conflict there.

Before leaving Washington, Mr. Biden was asked the purpose of his trip.

Make sure the Irish Accord and the Wintergerman stay in place

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