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Withdrawing from global climate change agreements and building more walls and fences to keep poor and destitute people out is not the solution. (John McCann/M&G)

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

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

Flowers and a candle are left at the exact spot where 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. (Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne)

Journalist murder marks upsurge in N. Ireland unrest

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

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May in Strasbourg, France. (Reuters/Vincent Kessler/Pool)

Brexit drama faces parliament judgment day

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

The British prime minister is also expected to visit Robben Island where former president Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for decades to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. (Reuters/Andreas Gebert)

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

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

May’s attachment to the withdrawal papers she signed with Brussels is shared by few in London. Pundits are counting down her days in office and the fate of Brexit itself is clear to none. (Paul Ellis/Reuters)

Brexit plots and passions split UK parliament

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

Most ominously for May, the Northern Irish party which props up her government threatened to break their alliance over reports of a special arrangement for the British province. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)

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

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

The British prime minister is also expected to visit Robben Island where former president Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for decades to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. (Reuters/Andreas Gebert)

May faces cabinet as Brexit deadline looms

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

Resigned British prime minister Theresa May. (AFP)

UK PM faces double trouble in looming Brexit showdown

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

Karen Bradley who had been serving as culture secretary

Divided over Brexit, Northern Ireland marks year with no government

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

Grey areas: The Republic of Ireland has seen widespread pro-choice lobbying. Now doctors in neighbouring Northern Ireland are gripped with uncertainty over what constitutes a legal abortion.

Irish medics fear jail time for abortions

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

Game of Thrones tourism hits the mark

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

Loyalist protesters clash with riot police in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Latest Northern Ireland clashes leave 56 police injured

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

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.

Pride marchers mock anti-gay MP

MP who believes homosexuality can be cured by psychiatry makes a ”guest” appearance at the annual Gay Pride parade in Belfast.