North Ireland First Minister Resigns

Northern Ireland’s first minister, Paul Givan has resigned amid tensions over United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.

Givan stepped aside on Thursday after one of his ministers tried to block the inspection of goods arriving from other parts of the UK.

The Brexit deal is roiling Northern Ireland once again because of disagreements about language designed to keep trade flowing on the island of Ireland.

Northern Ireland is governed by a power-sharing executive created by agreements that ended decades of sectarian conflict in the region.