Irish Backstop

• The ‘sea border’: How the new Brexit deal could solve the Irish backstop issue

  Here is a brief recap of why the backstop has roiled Brexit negotiations and how the U.K. could be moving towards an “Irish sea border.”

  World

  Oct 17, 2019
  
• EU leaders unanimously endorse new Brexit deal

  The new deal is formally being sent to the British Parliament for ratification.

  World

  Oct 17, 2019
  
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• Merkel suggests negotiated Brexit still possible during meeting with Johnson

  Merkel indicated that a solution for the contentious Irish border issue might yet be reached before the Brexit date of Oct. 31.

  Politics

  Aug 21, 2019
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• ‘New IRA’ blamed for fatal shooting of journalist in Northern Ireland riot

  Police in Northern Ireland say journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead in a "terrorist act" during a riot blamed on the New IRA.

  World

  Apr 19, 2019
• The New IRA: How Irish militants are capitalizing on Brexit’s border troubles

  A group claiming to be the new Irish Republican Army has launched a wave of attacks ahead of Brexit, sparking fears of conflict in Northern Ireland.

  World

  Mar 13, 2019
• Brexit is slowly unraveling — so what happens if Theresa May’s deal fails?

  Britain has been grappling with the Brexit deal for nearly three years, and now the highly contested withdrawal from the European Union may be weeks away from falling apart.

  World

  Dec 11, 2018