World Oct 17 What’s in the proposed UK-EU Brexit deal? The proposed deal keeps Northern Ireland aligned with the rules of the EU single market for goods — so border checks are not needed.
World Oct 17 Boris Johnson strikes Brexit deal with EU The deal must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments.
World Oct 16 Brexit talks soldier on, summit looms 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.
Arts Oct 14 Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize The judging panel ripped up the rulebook and refused to name one winner for the prestigious fiction trophy.
World Oct 14 Queen addresses Parliament while Brexit talks make little progress Britain trotted out a horse-drawn carriage and a diamond-encrusted crown so the queen could read out the government's post-Brexit plans to Parliament. Government critics called the speech a stunt.
Arts Oct 10 2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe’s fault lines The two winners were a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government and an Austrian accused by many liberals of being an apologist for Serbian war crimes.
World Oct 08 U.K. says chances of Brexit deal slim; E.U. chides ‘blame game’ In a statement to British media, Downing Street said Merkel had told Johnson that "a deal is overwhelmingly unlikely" unless the U.K. agreed to allow Northern Ireland to continue to follow EU customs rules in order to maintain an open…
World Oct 02 UK to offer Brexit ‘compromise’ to EU British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging the European Union to meet Britain halfway and allow for the country's orderly departure after years of wrangling.
World Sep 24 UK Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was illegal The landmark decision, made as the UK is seeking a Brexit deal with the EU, immediately prompted calls for Johnson to quit.
World Sep 23 UK says Iran is responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson said the UK is attributing responsibility for the drone strikes "with a very high degree of probability to Iran."…