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Ahead of her meeting with British prime minister Boris Johnson, German chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that a solution to the Irish backstop issue that has hampered Brexit talks was possible 'within thirty days'.
However, it would be up to the UK to propose a realistic alternative to making contingency plans for the Irish border in the event of a no deal Brexit.
Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has met with his German counterpart Angela Merkel in Berlin, trying to persuade the Chancellor that the EU should do a last minute deal on Brexit.
Mr Johnson wants the EU to remove the controversial Irish backstop from the Brexit deal secured by his predecessor Theresa May.
But the EU has said unless a workable alternative solution is found, the backstop stays.
However the UK Prime Minister said he believes a deal can be reached, but that probably won't happen until the very last minute.
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Uganda and Rwanda have signed a peace pact to resolve the long-standing diplomatic row between the two countries.
Angola's President João Lourenço and DR Congo's Felix Tshisekedi mediated the meeting held in the country's capital – Luanda.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda's Paul Kagame, once close allies, have exchanged public accusations of spying on each other's territory and political interference.
Michael Baleke has that report from Kampala,
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is meeting his German counterpart Angela Merkel on Wednesday.
He is expected to lay out his position on removing the controversial Irish border backstop clause from the EU withdrawal agreement. But this is not expected to be met with much enthusiasm in Berlin.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell has more.
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UK prime minister Boris Johnson is meeting German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, with both leaders saying they hope to avoid a no deal Brexit in October.
But the German chancellor has said Johnson's request to renegotiate the UK's withdrawal agreement from the European Union isn't an option.
Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin
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President Trump says he's cancelling a visit to Denmark because the country's Prime Minister won't discuss the sale of Greenland to the United States.
It was disclosed last week that the President wants to buy the Danish territory, even though Copenhagen insists it's not for sale.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Russia and China are warning of a new arms race after the United States test-fired a cruise missile this weekend.
The missile flew for more than 500 kilometers before hitting its target, exceeding limits set by the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, from which the U.S. withdrew in early August.
Liling Tan reports from New York.
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