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The European Union's top Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier has said the UK's latest proposal to leave the EU shows signs of progress… but stopped far short of saying compromise is possible. On Wednesday, British PM Boris Johnson presented a new Brexit plan that he's described as the only alternative to a no-deal exit.
Bruce Harrison reports from Brussels.
An estimated one thousand people have died while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea this year, according to latest figures from the United Nations migration agency IOM.
That would make 2019 the sixth straight year in which at least a thousand deaths have occurred in waters separating Europe from Africa and the Middle East.
Here's our UN correspondent Liling Tan with the details.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written a letter to the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Junker, laying out his Brexit proposals which include replacing the controversial Irish border backstop -- an insurance policy to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland after Brexit.
The UK is due to leave the EU on 31st October, with Prime Minister Johnson promising to leave with or without a deal by that deadline.
The Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, however, says that Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals are "not promising" and "do not appear to form the basis of an agreement."
Benji Hyer reports from London.
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The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted the country is ready to deliver Brexit - with or without a deal - come 31st October.
He used his keynote address at the UK Conservative party conference, to outline his Brexit plan, which he says is a final offer to the EU.
Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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Boris Johnson is due to make his first party conference speech as leader of the UK Conservative Party.
He is also later expected to unveil his Brexit plan.
The Prime Minister says it will be his "final offer" to the European Union.
Benji Hyer reports from London.
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Romania has proposed a replacement candidate for the next European Commission. But concerns over a gender balance on the next executive body have left questions over who exactly will sit for confirmation hearings.
Bruce Harrison reports from Brussels.