Brexit talks soldier on as U.K.-EU summit looms but divorce deal eludes
The European Union and Britain saw their chances of reaching a full Brexit divorce deal by Thursday's EU summit diminish by the hour Wednesday as legal issues centering on the Irish border frustrated negotiators. Hopes were increasingly turning toward getting a broad political commitment to ...
Brexit divorce talks between U.K. and EU go down to the wire as Johnson dampens optimism
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Cabinet colleagues that it will require a "significant amount of work" to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union, amid signs of progress in last-minute talks but also deep-seated skepticism about the chances of an agreement. Britain is ...
Mike Pence defends 'logical' stay at Trump property in Ireland amid ethical questions
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended his decision to stay at one of President Donald Trump's properties while in Ireland in the face of criticism by Democrats and good government groups that he's enriching Trump at taxpayers' expense. He called the Trump ...
Boris Johnson's Belfast Brexit message leaves Dublin and EU in cold
Boris Johnson went a long way toward cementing his working majority in the U.K. Parliament with a visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday, but did little to break the Brexit impasse with Dublin and Brussels. The new prime minister met with the region's main political ...
Irish prime minister says no-deal Brexit could lead to united Ireland
A no-deal Brexit could lead to a united Ireland as more people in Northern Ireland "come to question the union" with Britain, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said. His comments came after new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the current Brexit deal is ...
Donald Trump, arriving in Ireland for the first time as U.S. president on Wednesday, sought to reassure the country that Britain's exit from the European Union would work out fine for its near neighbor. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar planned to use a meeting with Trump, ...
EU's Tusk rebuffs May, and says Brexiteers deserve a place in hell
The European Union will make no new offer on Brexit and those who promoted Britain's exit without any understanding of how to deliver it deserve a special place in hell, Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. The United Kingdom is on course to leave ...
Varadkar 'bounce' gives Ireland's Fine Gael eight-point poll lead
Ireland's ruling Fine Gael party has opened up an eight-point lead over its nearest rival, an opinion poll showed Sunday, suggesting the minority government is seeing a bounce under new Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. Varadkar, the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant and the first ...
