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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain June 13, 2017. (Reuters)


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This seven-bedroom house, called Springfield and built in 1855, sits on about five acres of property southwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The house is on the market for $1,209,000 (975,000 pounds). Credit: Rob Durston for The New York Times


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Former US diplomat Richard Haass (R) and co-chair Meghan O’Sullivan (L) speak to the media during a press conference at the Stormont hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 31, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY)


Talks to ease Northern Ireland tensions break down

Talks to ease Northern Ireland tensions break down

Belfast, Reuters—Marathon talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities broke down on Tuesday without agreement to ease tensions that have led to one of the worst years of rioting in the British province for a decade. The US...
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Loyalists watch a bonfire in the Sandy Row area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, July 11, 2013.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)


32 police officers, lawmaker hurt in Belfast riots

32 police officers, lawmaker hurt in Belfast riots

Belfast, Associated Press—Hundreds of police reinforcements from Britain were deployed on Belfast’s rubble-strewn streets Saturday after Protestant riots over a blocked march left 32 officers, a senior lawmaker and at least eight rioters wounded. Northern...
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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference in 10 Downing Street, central London June 16, 2013. The two leaders met ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. (REUTERS/Anthony Devlin/Pool)


West scolds Putin over Syria before G8 meeting

West scolds Putin over Syria before G8 meeting

Enniskillen, Reuters—Western leaders criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad in his battle to crush a two-year-old uprising, setting the stage for what could be a difficult meeting of world leaders over Monday and...