Latest articles on Northern Ireland

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Borders can’t stem migrants’ search for a better life

Article Helen Macdonald - 13 Nov 2019

Young Vietnamese driven by poverty, made worse by climate change, became traffickers’ victims

Journalist murder marks upsurge in N. Ireland unrest

Article Joseph Stenson - 22 Apr 2019

Police believe an IRA splinter group is behind Lyra McKee's murder

Brexit drama faces parliament judgment day

Article Dmitry Zaks - 12 Mar 2019

May huddled with EU leaders in Strasbourg in a bid to salvage the vision of Brexit she set out after coming to power nearly three years ago

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May wins mandate to reopen Brexit deal but EU says no changes

Article Dmitry Zaks & Alice Ritchie - 30 Jan 2019

MPs also voted in favour of a non-binding measure that 'rejects the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement'

Brexit plots and passions split UK parliament

Article Dmitry Zaks - 29 Jan 2019

May's minority government relies on the votes of a tiny Northern Irish party that loves Brexit but hates the "backstop" solution

UK’s May takes Brexit deal to cabinet as MPs revolt

Article Alice Ritchie & Dmitry Zaks - 14 Nov 2018

After months of talks, May announced late Tuesday that negotiators had struck a draft agreement on the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the EU

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May faces cabinet as Brexit deadline looms

Article Agency - 13 Nov 2018

The British Prime Minister said Monday her government was working "extremely hard" to save a deal

UK PM faces double trouble in looming Brexit showdown

Article Robin Millard - 14 Oct 2018

With Britain set to leave the bloc at the end of March, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker is demanding 'substantial progress' this week

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Divided over Brexit, Northern Ireland marks year with no government

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jan 2018

Public opinion shows signs of weariness, with many denouncing the continued stalemate and calling for decisions in key areas like health and education

Irish medics fear jail time for abortions

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Jan 2016

Threats of life in prison have had a chilling effect on pregnancy terminations in Northern Ireland.

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Game of Thrones tourism hits the mark

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Dec 2015

Game of Thrones has put Northern Ireland on the map as fans flock to act out their medieval fantasies.

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Latest Northern Ireland clashes leave 56 police injured

Article Reuters - 10 Aug 2013

Fifty-six police officers and two civilians were injured in the flare-up in violence stoked by tensions between Protestant and Catholic communities.

Belfast stunned by violence

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2011

Homes and a Catholic church in Belfast in Northern Ireland came under attack in the city's worst night of sustained violence in recent years.

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