British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to hold talks with her Irish counterpart on Friday as she tries to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations.
May is flying to Dublin following talks in Brussels on Thursday.
Her talks with Leo Varadkar are expected to focus on the so-called backstop arrangement, which is designed to avoid a hard Irish border.
Our correspondent Kevin Ozebek brings us the latest from London.
US withdraws from World Health Organisation
The US has officially left the World Health Organisation (WHO) after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the UN health agency's management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indonesia finds bodies of 10 passengers on crashed plane
Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province over the weekend, the country's search and rescue agency said.
Trump revokes Canada's invitation to join Board of Peace
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
Six people confirmed missing after landslide at New Zealand campsite
Six people have been confirmed missing in a landslide that ripped through a busy campground on New Zealand's North Island, authorities said on Friday as emergency crews continued to comb through the rubble.
Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs, says deal framework reached
US President Donald Trump has abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
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