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.
Musk will stay until he completes DOGE mission, White House says
The White House has confirmed that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing media reports that he will leave the role soon.
One dead in Russian overnight attack, energy facilities damaged
At least one person was killed and 10 injured, including three children, in overnight drone attacks by Russia on Ukraine, officials said on Wednesday. Various attacks also damaged energy facilities in two regions, according to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Israel to expand Gaza military operation with large-scale evacuations
Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuation of population.
Fourth missing US Army soldier found dead in Lithuania
A fourth US Army soldier, who together with three others went missing in Lithuania last week when their vehicle sank in a peat bog, has been found dead, US and Lithuanian officials said on Tuesday.
Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that's ridiculous
The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries supported by the World Food Programme (WFP).
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